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| Designation: | 8in Columbiad M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger 20: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1864 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | one 8in Columbiad |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1898 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 23240, Aug 6, 1898 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Monroe |
| On loan to: | Oregon Post no 116 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 51 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Oregon Post no 116 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Ogle County Courthouse | |
| 105 S 5th St | ||
| Oregon, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.0140083-89.3328500 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 238: C115, 01 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05