Pendleton & Boardman Foundry, 636 11th Street, Augusta

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This foundry and machine works was the second such operation to be established on the second level of the Augusta Canal. It gradually grew in size until it was merged by George R. Lombard into the Lombard Iron Works and Supply Company. This establishment became Georgia's, and also one of the Nation's, largest such operations at the turn of the century.

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Robert C. Jorgensen, It is understood that access to this material rests on the condition that should any of it be used in any form or by any means, the author of such material and the Historic American Engineering Record of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service at all times be given proper credit. I PendletOTi and Boardman HAER GA-10A (Page 2)

Pendleton and Boardman

William Pendleton and Henry M. Boardman established a foundry and machine works in known as Pendleton and Boardman. [lj Pendleton came to Augusta to superintend the Confederate Powder Works [2] with previous experience at the Tredegar Iron Works. Boardman's background is not known. The two men set up a small operation along the second level of the Augusta Canal "with small and poorly arranged shops." [3] The canal provided the works with approximately 15 horsepower for the operation of its machines. Boardman died in and the firm's title changed to Pendleton and Penny, then to the Pendleton Brothers when William's brother John became involved with the firm in During these years, improvements to the physical structures were made, creating well planned large machine shops and a foundry.

Thirty to forty men were employed in the manufacture o steam engines, general mill findings and gearing, leather and gum belting, brass work, and piping for water or steam. The company also made turbine water wheels, reaping and mowing machines, woodworking machinery, and threshing and farming machines, and it repaired boilers and engines. Castings, iron fronts, and railings were also produced. [4] In Charles F. Lombard became the firm's proprietor and William Pendleton became superintendent. [5] The company's name was changed to Pendleton Foundry and Machine Works.

The physical plant was expanded as business increased, and by the complex included a main building of brick, 60' x with a 20' x 40' "L" attached; a foundry, 40' x Pendleton and Boardman HAER GA-10A (Page 3) and a blacksmith's shop and storehouse, After acquiring the property, Lombard improved the water power system to provide up to 28 horsepower for the works' machinery. Auxili- ary steam power was available for use during periods of high water, when the turbines could not operate properly. The company's manufacturing equipment included lathes, planers, saws, surface grinding machinery, and cotton seed hullers.

Architectural iron work, including store fronts, railings, stairs, shafting, pulleys, hangers, cotton presses, and machinery, was manufactured; railroad castings and boiler and engine repair were specialties. The firm employed 42 skilled workmen with total annual wages of and manufactured products valued at annually. [6] By the mid-18901s, the company no longer operated under its earlier name. Various sources suggest that the Pendleton Foundry and Machine Works was purchased and merged with the George R.

Lombard and Company in when this company incorporated under the name Lombard Iron Works and Supply Company on October 15, [7] The operation of the old Pendleton and Boardman works became an integral part of the new Lombard Iron Works, which quickly expanded into one of Augusta's most prized industries. [8] [See Hight and MacMurphy (Lombard Iron Works and Supply Company), HAER Report for an account of the development of the merged companies.] Pendleton and Boardman HAER GA-10A (Page 4) FOOTNOTES 1. The Augusta Exchange, compiler, The Industrial Advantages of Augusta, Georgia (Augusta: The Akehurst Publishing Co., pp. f 2. See Historic American Engineering Record, Augusta Canal Survey, Report No. 3, Sibley Manufacturing Company, footnote for a description of the Confederate Powder Works. 3.

John L. Maxwell, Pleasant A. Stovall, and T. R. Gibson, Handbook of Augusta (Augusta: Chronick and Constitutionalist Book and Job Printing Est., p. 27. 4. Ibid. 5. The transactions which brought about this change are not known. Lombard had previously worked at the George R. Lombard and Company iron works for ten years. 6. The Augusta Exchange, The Industrial Advantages..., pp. and the Augusta Chronicle, 9 October 7. The incorporators were George R. Lombard, John G. Van Pelt, George P. Weltch, S. A. Kenduct, George F. Broadhurst, John R. Shumate, J. B. Stoughton, and J. G. Belding. Capital stock was set at with the capability to increase to Office of the Richmond County Superior Court clerk, "Incorporations," Book 1, pp. The City Directory did not list Pendleton Foundry and Machine Works.

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