Courtesy Google Earth - Street View, 2021

Designation: 8in Rodman Gun M1861
Model: 8in Columbiad M1861 Prototype
Identification No: Fort Pitt 08: US


Designed by: Rodman, Thomas Jackson
Built at: Fort Pitt Foundry
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
construction no: 254
Year : 1861
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Document: email: Jim Bender, 2/29/2024


Comments: Olmstead, et al lists as prototype: has elevating ratchets




Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Beadle County Courthouse
450 3rd St SW
Huron, South Dakota, USA
Lat/Long44.362810-98.221102 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

In-House private documents:

email: Jim Bender, 2/29/2024

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Last update to record: 2025-11-25

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