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| Designation: | 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861 |
| Identification No: | Phoenix 427: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Phoenix Iron Co |
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1862 |
| Inspector: | James Madison Whittemore (JMW) 1862 |
| foundry no.: | 461* |
| weight: | 816 lbs |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 2 3in guns with carriages, caissons, and equpments |
| Year: | 1909 |
| Delivery Doc: | 60th Congress, Session II, Chap 319, Sec 9: Act of Mar 4, 1909 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| On loan to: | Donate to the Gen O.O. Howard Post 110 GAR |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | OO Howard Post no 110, GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Big Horn County Library | |
| 430 W C St | ||
| Basin, Wyoming, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 44.381285-108.041528 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 277: D18, 26 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-10-11