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Designation: 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861
Model: 6.4in (100pdr) Parrott Rifle, Navy M1861
Identification No: West Point 206: USN


Designed by: Parrott, Robert Parker
Built at: West Point Foundry
Cold Springs, New York, USA
construction no: 250
Year : 1863
Inspector: Robert B Hitchcock (RBH) 1850,51,61-65
foundry no.:250
weight: 9,762 lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: Not in our records


Comments: served on USS Dawn




Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Old York Gaol
York St at Lindsey No 2 Rd
York, Maine, USA
Lat/Long43.1439417-70.6515694 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 218: C73, 06
https://www.santee1821.net/preserved-artillery/the-100-pounder-parrott-rifle-of-uss-dawn-at-york-maine

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Last update to record: 2026-01-21

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