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| Designation: | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 6.4in (100pdr) Parrott Rifle, Army M1861 |
| Identification No: | West Point 201: US |
| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA | |
| construction no: | 974 |
| Year : | 1864 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | two 100-pdr Parrotts |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1900 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 34826, May 12, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Columbus |
| On loan to: | Mayor of Elizabeth |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1900 appendix 3 pg 46 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Mayor of Elizabeth, NJ | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Evergreen Cemetery | |
| 1137 N Broad St | ||
| Hillside, New Jersey, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 40.691674-74.209748 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 217: C72, 43 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05