Courtesy Google Earth - Street View, 2017
| Designation: | 12-pdr Gun - Napoleon |
| Model: | 12-pdr Bronze Gun, Light M1857M2 |
| Identification No: | Hooper 339: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Hooper, Henry N and Co |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| construction no: | 362 |
| Year : | 1864 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Bronze |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 4 condemned bronze or brass cannon, with carriages |
| Year: | 1909 |
| Delivery Doc: | 60th Congress, Session II, Chap 319, Sec 25: Act of Mar 4, 1909 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Use: | to be placed at a soldiers monument in that city |
| On loan to: | Donate to the mayor of Somerville, MA |
| Comments: | in storage awaiting completion of veterans memorials |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Central Hill Playground | |
| 100 block of Highland St | ||
| Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.385756-71.095437 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 317: D109, 07 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-04-15