Courtesy Tom Gaard, iowacivilwarmonuments.com
| Designation: | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 |
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| Model: | 24-pdr Flank Howitzer M1844 |
| Identification No: | Alger 301: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| construction no: | 1451 |
| Year : | 1863 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | one 24-pdr Howitzer |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1900 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 35015, Jun 23, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Independence |
| On loan to: | Mayor of Guttenberg |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1900 appendix 3 pg 44 |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | Mayor of Guttengerg |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Veterans Memorial |
| | Main St at River Park Dr |
| Guttenberg, Iowa, USA |
| Lat/Long | 42.7865556-91.0968583 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 202: C47, 66 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05
