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refer to record number 10832
| Designation: | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 6.4in (100pdr) Parrott Rifle, Army M1861 |
| Identification No: | West Point 128: US |
| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA | |
| Year : | 1863 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) |
| Item: | one 100-pdr Parrott Gun |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 20589, May 13, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Rock Island |
| On loan to: | Grank Graves Post GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 55 |
| Document: | TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918 |
| Owner Reference No: | 128 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | City of Niles, MI | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Riverfront Park | |
| Water St at Sycamore St | ||
| Niles, Michigan, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 41.830126-86.259732 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| https://www.historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1A8X_parrott-civil-war-cannon_Niles-MI.html |
| The Big Guns, pg 217: C72, 24 |
In-House private documents: |
| TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-01-03