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| Designation: | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 4.2in (30-pdr) Navy Parrott Rifle M1861 |
| Identification No: | West Point 049: USN |
| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA | |
| construction no: | 914 |
| Year : | 1862 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | one 30-pdr Parrott Gun |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 20125, Jun 2, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Rock Island |
| On loan to: | Nase Post no 80 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 51 |
| Comments: | served on USS Mahaska |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Nase Post 80 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Carroll County Courthouse | |
| 301 N Main St | ||
| Mt Carroll, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.101145-89.978614 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 186: C11, 06 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05