Courtesy Google Earth - Street View, 2018

Designation: 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861
Identification No: Phoenix 890: US


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: Phoenix Iron Co
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
Year : 1865
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government


Comments: ex Ft Snelling, MN




Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Joe Weidner Park
E Central Ave at Cedar St
West Carrollton, Ohio, USA
Lat/Long39.673400-84.248216 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 280: D18, 42
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/history-of-a-3-inch-ordnance-rifle-converted-to-a-signal-gun.123193/

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Last update to record: 2025-06-09

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