Courtesy Google Earth - Street View, 2018
| Designation: | 24-pdr Gun |
| Model: | 24-pdr Siege Gun, French, rifled |
| Identification No: | 14 |
| Designed by: | Douai Royal Foundry |
| Built at: | Douai Royal Foundry |
| Douai, Nord, France | |
| Year : | 1751 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Bronze |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | 6in rifle, bronze |
| Year: | 1901 |
| Document instructions: | base ring: "J. Berenger Fecit Duaci Marti 1751"; reinforce: "Pluribus nec impar"; chase: "L'Universal Ultima Ratio Regum Louis Charles De Bourbon Comte D'Eu Duc D'Aumale", coat of arms; left trunnion D 3850"; right trunnion: "No 14" |
| Provider: | Secretary of War |
| Use: | Spanish American War Memorial |
| On loan to: | Loan to State of Maryland, issued To Mayor of Hagertown |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Fiscal year 1901, appx 2, pg 83 |
| Document: | email: Jim Bender |
| Comments: | Lion cascabel, dolphin handles, captured at Ft Moro, Santiago, Cuba 1898 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | State of Maryland | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Bloom Park | |
| 16 E North Ave | ||
| Hagerstown, Maryland, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 39.646948-77.716187 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| hagerstowneye.com/hagerstown-cannon/ |
In-House private documents: |
| email: Jim Bender |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05