Photo by DLBarker, 2025

Designation: 42-pdr Gun
Model: 42-pdr Seacoast Gun M1845
Identification No: West Point 030: US


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: West Point Foundry
Cold Springs, New York, USA
Year : 1856
Inspector: Benjamin Huger (BH) 1854-61
foundry no.:841
weight: 8,478 lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government



Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Hiawatha Cemetery
800 1st St
Hiawatha, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long39.860632-95.526383 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 223: C81, 13

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Last update to record: 2025-12-01

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