. The old cannon foundry above Georgetown, and its first owner Henry Foxall . o an overshot wheel connected with the machinery of themill, after which the water was conveyed by a trunk to the easternside of the stream, and thence through a short additional race anda second trunk to the smaller boring-mill immediately contiguous to thefoundry. When the Chesapeake and Ohio canal was afterwards built,the water from the race was carried under the canal by means of aniron tube. The valley of the creek has been greatly altered since thedays of Foxall and Mason by the building of an immense sewe
. The old cannon foundry above Georgetown, and its first owner Henry Foxall . o an overshot wheel connected with the machinery of themill, after which the water was conveyed by a trunk to the easternside of the stream, and thence through a short additional race anda second trunk to the smaller boring-mill immediately contiguous to thefoundry. When the Chesapeake and Ohio canal was afterwards built,the water from the race was carried under the canal by means of aniron tube. The valley of the creek has been greatly altered since thedays of Foxall and Mason by the building of an immense sewer, whichfor a considerable distance now receives the waters of the stream, andby the necessary quarrying and grading in connection with that work;but the location and extent of the dam, and the course of the race atleast down to the first boring-mill, can be distinctly seen at this projecting ends of the iron tube on the two sides of the canalare also visible, and are the subject of much speculation among thosewho now and then visit the place. 03 C3 3 O 3 50 a 2 o p33 w. The Foxall Cannon Foundry. 19 ington after the Revolution, and whose outlet into theriver was only a short distance above; it gave him con-veniences for shipping by the river the product of theworks; and we have the testimony of a committee ofthe House of Representatives that the site in otherrespects was an admirable one.* The amount of work turned out by the ColumbianFoundry throughout its ownership by Foxall and hissuccessor, Mason, was very considerable, and must havebeen of tremendous importance to the country; for itshould be remembered that during all this time the Gov-ernment had no foundry of its own, and was compelledto satisfy its needs through only four private concerns—one at West Point, N. Y., one at Pittsburg, Pa., onenear Richmond, Va., and the other in the District ofColumbia; and these, though constantly worked, andwith skill and integrity, were barely sufficient. There are three inc
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