
Photo by John Frick, 2025
| Designation: | 8in Columbiad M1844 |
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| Identification No: | Alger 42: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Year : | 1855 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | Not in our records |
| Comments: | East side of Courthouse |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | GAR Post 100, Van Vert, OH |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Van Wert County Courthouse |
| | 121 E Main St |
| Van Wert, Ohio, USA |
| Lat/Long | 40.8698000-84.5816944 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 238: C115, 04 |
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Last update to record: 2026-03-22