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| Designation: | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
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| Model: | 4.2in (30-pdr) Army Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Identification No: | West Point 116: US |
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| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA |
| construction no: | 325 |
| Year : | 1862 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | one 30-pdr Parrott Gun |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 21503, Nov 22, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Williams Post no 55 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 49 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | Will Williams Post 55 GAR |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Mystic Cemetery |
| | 100 block Williams Ave (1) |
| Mystic, Connecticut, USA |
| Lat/Long | 41.3504167-71.9603528 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 183: C9, 40 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05
