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| Designation: | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 |
| Model: | 24-pdr Flank Howitzer M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger 229: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1849 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 2 bronze or brass condemned cannon with cannon balls |
| Request doc.: | SB 6625 by Sen Chamberlain, amended |
| Year: | 1916 |
| Delivery Doc: | 64th Congress, Session I, Chap 466, Act of Sep 8, 1916 |
| Document instructions: | Provided further, That each and every article of codemned military equipment covered by this act shall be subject at all times to the order of the Secretary of War. |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| On loan to: | Village of Akron |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Village of Akron | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Russell Park Civil War Memorial | |
| Main St at Church St | ||
| Akron, New York, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 43.020309-78.498939 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 202: C47, 27 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05