Fort Pitt Foundry-- Part 3: Beezlebub, Satan and Lucifer

Of course, the Civil War resulted in a huge demand for cannons and the Fort Pitt Foundry was there to supply them and make money.

At peak wartime production, the foundry employed nearly 300 men and accounted for some 60% of Union cannons.  Partly through Fort Pitt Foundry's production, Pittsburgh became known as "The Arsenal of the Union."

Then, there was that huge 20-inch Rodman gun.

After the war, the foundry continued casting big guns, including a 20-inch Rodman smoothbore named "Beelzebub" for the Navy and a several huge cannons for the Army nicknamed "Satan" and "Lucifer."

In 1878, Fort Pitt Foundry was sold and shut down.

There is a replica of a Rodman gun in the Heinz History Center.

The Devil You Say.  --Old Secesh