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Designation: 3.67in Parrott Rifle M1861
Model: 3.67in (20-pdr) Navy Parrott Rifle
Identification No: West Point 098: USN


Designed by: Parrott, Robert Parker
Built at: West Point Foundry
Cold Springs, New York, USA
construction no: 842
Year : 1862
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Item: 4 cannon and 4 shot
Request doc.: 54th Congress, Session I, H3982 amended by MrConnolly
Year: 1896
Delivery Doc: 54th Congress, Session I, Chap 051, Act of Mar 7, 1896
Provider: Sec Navy
On loan to: Womans Relief Corps
Reference: GPO-CRECB-1896-pt8-v28.pdf, pg 824



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: Womans Relief Corps
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Oak Hill Cemetery
820 S Cherokee St
Taylorville, Illinois, USA
Lat/Long39.541540-89.289864 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns pg 180: C5, 16

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Last update to record: 2025-12-14

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