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James Brothers <[log in to unmask]>
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Any chance I could get a copy? Sounds interesting and I'd like to add  
it to my iron library.
James Brothers
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On Aug 16, 2007, at 13:37, Bob Genheimer wrote:

> Rachel
>
> I can probably make a cd version of the report.  You should realize  
> that we knowing nothing about foundries before the excavations, so  
> we decided to do only preliminary tests to see what remained.   
> Those tests revealed numerous features from the foundry, which has  
> not been disturbed since it burned to the ground in 1889.  We left  
> all features intact and did no further digging until such time that  
> the expertise could be obtained.  The foundry does show on an 1884  
> Sanborn map, so we had a pretty good idea going in what we might  
> encounter.  The site itself is a National Historic Landmark for its  
> association with the Underground Railroad (not the industry).
>
> Bob Genheimer
> George Rieveschl Curator of Archaeology
> Cincinnati Museum Center
> 1301 Western Avenue
> Cincinnati, Ohio 45203
> 513-455-7161

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