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| Designation: | 10in Mortar M1840 |
| Model: | 10in Seacoast Mortar M1840 |
| Identification No: | West Point 14: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA | |
| construction no: | 337 |
| Year : | 1861 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Mortar |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 4 cannon, 16 shot |
| Request doc.: | 43rd Congress, Session I, SB 510, amended by Military Affairs Cmmte |
| Year: | 1874 |
| Delivery Doc: | 43rd Congress, Session I, Chap 204, Act of June 3, 1874 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Use: | ornamenting burial grounds of deceased soldiers |
| On loan to: | Soldiers Monument Association |
| Reference: | GPO-CRECB-1874-pt5-v2.pdf: Congressional Record pg 4202; pdf pg 206 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Soldiers Monument Association | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Broome County Courthouse | |
| Court St at Chenango St | ||
| Binghamton, New York, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.098491-75.911182 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 257: C149, 5 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05