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| Designation: | 10in Columbiad M1844 |
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| Model: | 10in Gun M1844 |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 05: US |
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| Designed by: | George Bomford |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| construction no: | 167 |
| Year : | 1853 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | Three 10in Columbiads |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 16305, Mar 8, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Allegheny |
| On loan to: | GAR Post |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 61 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Soldier and Sailors Memorial Hall |
| | Gen Matthew B Ridgway |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Lat/Long | 40.4442750-79.9554722 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 254: C142, 05 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05
