The Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Company (1872–1899), was located in
Baltimore, Maryland on the
Locust Point peninsula, adjacent to
Fort McHenry. Founded by
William T. Malster (1843–1907) who later partnered with
William B. Reaney in 1879, it opened for business on 16 July 1880. The company was located on 8 acres (32,000 m2) adjacent to Fort McHenry where it leased the property from the
Baltimore Dry Dock Company.
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"Columbian Iron Works" in Directory of Iron and Steel Works of the United States and Canada. Philadelphia: American Iron and Steel Association v. 13 (1896) p. 256
"Another Cruiser Afloat – The Launch of the Montgomery at Baltimore – A New Two-Thousand-Ton War Vessel Now Ready for Her Machinery and Fittings – Christened by Miss Sophia Smith." The New York Times. December 6, 1891, Wednesday Page 16,
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1891/12/06/103354840.pdf
Forrest, Clarence H. Official History of the Fire Department of the City of Baltimore: Together with Biographies and Portraits of Eminent Citizens of Baltimore.Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1898. pg 154
Howard, George Washington."William B. Reaney" in The Monumental City: Its Past History and Present Resources . Baltimore: J.D. Ehlers,1873. p. 822
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