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| Designation: | 8in Howitzer M1840 |
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| Model: | 8in Siege Howitzer M1840 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 08: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| construction no: | 467 |
| Year : | 1861 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | two 8-in siege howitzers |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1901 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 35173, Jul 31, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Pulaski |
| On loan to: | Mayor of Fitzgerald |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Fiscal year 1901 appendix 1 pg 68-69 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | Mayor of Fitzgerald |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Blue and Gray Park |
| | S Sherman St at E Palm St |
| Fitzgerald, Georgia, USA |
| Lat/Long | 31.710129-83.251396 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 233: C109, 6 |
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Last update to record: 2025-07-26
