Trivia #5 Griffen (1/5/2013)

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John Griffen was the superintendent of what iron works during the American Civil War?
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[Copperhead-mi]

Phoenix Iron Works

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

Phoenix Iron Works

 

[AUG]

Phoenix Iron Works

 

[ErnieMac]

Phoenix Iron Works until 1862. Buffalo Union Iron Works afterward.

 

[reading48]

Griffen was named superintendent of the Phoenix Iron co. in 1856

 

[FrazierC]

Phoenix Iron and Steel Company

 

[adisciu9]

Phoenix Iron Co.

 

[Dbersh]

Phenoix Iron Works (as a side note he was there until 1862, and from 62-67 was at Buffalo Union Iron Works, however unable to verify position at Buffalo)

 

[TerryB]

Phoenix Iron Co., Phoenixville, Penn.

 

[Bob Owen]

Pheonix Iron Works

 

[ole]

Tredegar,

 

[theoldman]

Phoenix Iron Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

 

[C.S.M 1861]

John Griffen inventor of the 3" Ordnance Rifle, was the superintendent of the Phoenix Iron Company, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania during the American Civil war.
http://www.hspa-pa.org/iron_works.html

 

[stuart1861]

Safe Harbor Iron Works, Lancaster County, Pa.

Edit - Griffen was superintendent at Safe Harbor before the Civil War, but had moved on to the Phoenix Iron Works before the war started.

Hoosier

 

[FarawayFriend]

Phoenix Iron Company

 

[chellers]

Until 1862, Griffen was with Phoenix Iron Works. In 1862, he went to work for Buffalo Union Iron Works.

http://artillerymanmagazine.com/Archives/2000/griffen_Su00.html

http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/bios/g/griffen-j.txt

 

[Karlos63]

Pheonix iron company

 

[GELongstreet]

Phoenix Iron Works

 

[truthckr]

Phoenix Ironworks