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| Designation: | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 4.2in (30-pdr) Army Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Identification No: | West Point 118: US |
| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA | |
| construction no: | 347 |
| Year : | 1862 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | one 30-pdr Parrott Gun |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 19817, Jun 5, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Amboy Post no 572 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 50 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Amboy Post 572 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Priarie Repose Cemetery | |
| Rockyford Rd | ||
| Amboy, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 41.728568-89.342367 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 183: C9, 42 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05