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| Designation: | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 |
| Model: | 4.5in Ordnance (Siege) Rifle |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 052: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| construction no: | 1300 |
| Year : | 1863 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | two 4.5in Guns |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1900 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 34442, Feb 20, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Trumbull |
| On loan to: | Mayor of Jacksonville |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1900 appendix 3 pg 44 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Mayor of Jacksonville | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Duncan Park | |
| W State St at N Webster Ave | ||
| Jacksonville, Illinois, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 39.7349028-90.2492556 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 188: C14, 24 |
| waymarking.com by gladtobehere |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05