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| Designation: | 8in Columbiad M1844 |
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| Identification No: | West Point 86: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA |
| Year : | 1855 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | two 8in Columbiads |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 22952, Oct 16, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | S J Hood Post no 91 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 58 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | S J Hood Post no 91 GAR |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Boxwood Cemetery |
| | N Gravel Rd (63) |
| Medina, New York, USA |
| Lat/Long | 43.234239-78.397535 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 238: C115, 20 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05
