Photo by John Frick, 2025

Designation:	8in Rodman Gun M1861
Model:	8in Columbiad M1861
Identification No:	Fort Pitt 83: US

Designed by:	Rodman, Thomas Jackson
Built at:	Fort Pitt Foundry
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Year :	1865
Inspector:	Stephen Carr Lyford (SCL) 1863-65
foundry no.:	2792
weight:	8,434 lbs
Item Category:	Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner:	US Government

Comments:

back cannon in photo

Current Status:	Static Display
Access:	Free Outdoor
Location:	Memorial Park
	228 E South St
	St Marys, Ohio, USA
Lat/Long	40.543213-84.386819	Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns pg 230: C98, 06

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Last update to record: 2025-12-29