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refer to record number 13690
| Designation: | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 4.5in Ordnance (Siege) Rifle |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 070: US |
| Name: | Long Tom |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1863 |
| Inspector: | Charles Peoble Kingsbury (CPK) 1863, 68 |
| foundry no.: | 1413 |
| weight: | 3,596 lbs |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | one 4.5in Iron Gun |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1898 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 27718, Sep 9, 1898 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Andrew Mather Post no 14, GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 63 |
| Comments: | moved from City Park in 2021 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Fort Boreman Historical Park | |
| Fort Boreman Dr | ||
| Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 39.262270-81.569389 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 188: C14, 35 |
| https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2021/11/civil-war-era-siege-cannon-placed-at-fort-boreman-park/ |
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Last update to record: 2025-02-12