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refer to record number 11304
| Designation: | 8in Columbiad M1844 |
| Identification No: | West Point 73: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA | |
| construction no: | 757 |
| Year : | 1855 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | one 8in Howitzer |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 19632, Jun 10, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Wilber Fuller Post no 412 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 58 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Wilber Fuller Post no 412 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Mount Rest Cemetery | |
| County Rd 13 | ||
| Bergen, New York, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 43.077289-77.948566 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 238: C115, 18 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05