Foundry Donated Cannon Kicks Off Civil War 150
Normal 0 Cannon signals start of Civil War tribute in Clarksville BY MARK HICKS THE LEAF-CHRONICLE • April 7, 2010 History was made on the Montgomery County Courthouse lawn Tuesday, when a cannon was fired for the first time ever from the courthouse grounds. Additionally, the cannon used — More...

Giant Rosette Bobbin Adorns Foundry Lawn
Rosette Bobbin, an 8,000 lbs. ductile iron casting sits in a place of honor outside the Clarksville Foundry. Visitors to Clarksville Foundry can’t help but notice the sculpture on the front lawn. At 12-feet tall, the 8,000 pound ductile iron bobbin in front of Clarksville Foundry’s building is hard to More...

Clarksville Foundry Helps The Currahees Meld Past and Present
Charlie Foust of Clarksville Foundry (left) and Capt. Edwin Churchill of the 506th Infantry Regiment 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (right), stand with the Currahee Commander’s Cup Trophy. Clarksville Foundry cast the metal spade atop the 80 pound trophy using metal linked to Currahee missions during World More...

Clarksville Foundry in Metal Casting Design & Purchasing
The Clarksville Foundry was featured in the August issue of Metal Casting Design & Purchasing for its work on the exterior staircase treads produced for Robinson Iron and Bevill State Community College in northern Alabama. Click more  to view a spread of the feature or visit Metal Casting Design & More...

Foundry makes replica cannon just for fun
Foust uses history book to make patternBy Stacy Smith SegoviaThe Leaf-ChronicleThe Pattern for a 6-Pounder Gun That the Foundry Used to Make A Civil War Cannon ReproductionCharles Foust Jr., president of Clarksville Foundry since 1981, enjoys seeing molten metal become specialized metal components."For me, it's fun to make stuff, " More...

Clarksville Foundry thrives after 162 years
Age-old process stands test of time By Stacy Smith Segovia The Leaf-Chronicle Click here for Architectural Casting Samples Businesses come and go, some prospering during boom times then folding when the economy is shaky, as it is now. But Clarksville is home to many businesses that have weathered good and More...

Clarksville Foundry Going Strong Since 1847
Clarksville, Tenn. — Clarksville Foundry, Inc., an iron foundry with more than 150 years of experience and one of Tennessee’s oldest manufacturing companies, is still going strong. The Foundry that once made Civil War munitions, corn shellers and manhole covers now casts a wide variety of modern industrial components used More...

Foundry Quick Facts
Location: Clarksville, Tennessee. Founded: 1847 President: Charles Foust Jr. (1981 - Present) Past Presidents: Charles Foust Sr. (1977 - 1981) George Foust (1966 - 1977) Thomas B. (T.B.) Foust (1912 - 1966) Web site: www.clarksvillefoundry.com Utilizing up-to-date technology, Clarksville Foundry provides turnkey services that take a project from concept through interpretation of engineering drawings, on to pattern construction, the production of More...

About Charles Foust, Jr.
Charles Foust, Jr., current president of Clarksville Foundry, graduated at the top of his class in mechanical engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1978. He was appointed vice president of Clarksville Foundry in 1980, became president in 1981, and immediately initiated technology upgrades and shifts in product emphasis. In More...

Showcasing Patterns of Progress
The commissioned "Patterns of Progress" now resides in the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public LibraryFounded in the mid 1850s, Clarksville Foundry and Machine Works, Clarksville, Tenn., had an array of vintage wood patterns stowed away in its warehouse, out of sight and collecting dust. But in 1985, after decades in storage, Charles More...