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| Designation: | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
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| Model: | 6.4in (100pdr) Parrott Rifle, Army M1861 |
| Identification No: | West Point 106: USN |
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| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA |
| Year : | 1863 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | two 100-pdr Parrotts |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1900 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 34587, Jun 1, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Hancock |
| On loan to: | Chas H Reilay Post no 567 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1900 appendix 3 pg 48 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | Chas H Reilay Post no 567 GAR |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Battle of Wyoming Monument |
| | Wyoming Ave at Susquehanna Ave |
| Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Lat/Long | 41.305630-75.844947 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 217: C72, 21 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05
