When the landmark Workers Comp Reform Act of 2013 landed on Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s desk for signature in May, he wanted to sign it at an iconic Tennessee business … a business that had survived the test of time and had come out on top. The Clarksville Foundry fit the bill. The foundry, in […]

Clarksville Foundry, one of Clarksville’s most historic businesses and one of the oldest operating foundries in the United States, was featured on Nashville Public Television’s "Tennessee Crossroads" program. The program aired on WNPT Channel 8 on Thursday, May 10 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 13 at 10 a.m. The segment was taped at Clarksville […]

  Montgomery County Mayor and Mayor of Clarksville Kim McMillan cut the ribbon for Foundry Green Certification with Foundry President Charlie Foust and Health and Safety Supervisor Lee Castillo By Elizabeth Black The Leaf-Chronicle The latest business to become Clarksville- Montgomery County Green Certified is also the community’s oldest continuous industrial company. The Clarksville Foundry […]

Gallery Click here for our Timeline » CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The year 1912 was marked by several landmark events. The world was shocked when the RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage. The United States admitted New Mexico and Arizona as the 47th and 48th states. The “Bread and Roses” labor strike by 30,000 textile […]

NATGEO Channel Special Features Clarksville Foundry CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Clarksville Foundry is featured in a two-hour National Geographic Channel special program “Secret Weapon of the Confederacy” premiering Thursday, Sept. 15 at 8 pm CT. The show explores the mystery of the sinking of the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley. “Secret Weapon of the Confederacy” brought […]

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 — a replica of an 1841 field howitzer cast […]