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Designation:	8in Rodman Gun M1861
Model:	8in Columbiad M1861 Prototype
Identification No:	Fort Pitt 64: US

Designed by:	Rodman, Thomas Jackson
Built at:	Fort Pitt Foundry
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Year :	1861
Item Category:	Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner:	US Government
Document:	email: Jim Bender, 10Jul2025

Comments:

Olmstead, et al lists as prototype: has elevating ratchets, ex Fort Wadsworth

Current Status:	Static Display
Access:	Free Outdoor
Location:	Talfor Basin and Boardwalk
	Ocean Ave at Main St
	East Rockaway, New York, USA
Lat/Long	40.639694-73.660222	Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1638271793060406/permalink/4056292417924986/?rdid=1cVZL86tIz8jHyg4

In-House private documents:

email: Jim Bender, 10Jul2025

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Last update to record: 2025-11-25