This big World War II mobile siege gun represented the legacies of two industrial giants. Neighboring factories S. Morgan Smith Co. and York Corporation jointly constructed the gun, which could lob 240-pound shells at targets 30 miles away. Background posts: Glatfelter, Morgan Smith head industrial legacy list and 'Little Johnny' called for Allies in World War II.
In a recent York Sunday New column titled "Contributors bring history to life (see below)," I muse about how York County factories historically have made big things and worked hard to tell the world about them.
I tied it to the recent sale of Bradley Lifting, which made big, heavy devices that helped lift big, heavy things.
I went on a riff like this: ... .
Continue reading York, Pa. made big, heavy things - and was immensely proud of it.
