Sea Coast Cannon - Wadena, MN
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lenron
N 46° 26.318 W 095° 09.083
15T E 334736 N 5145033
Civil War era Sea Coast Cannon in Wadena Cemetery Memorial Area.
Waymark Code: WMBEX3
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2011
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This wonderful Civil War era cannon is displayed next to the Veteran's Memorial in Wadena Cemetery, Wadena MN. The cannon has a plaque on it that reads:
In Memory of their departed comrades, this 32 pounder Sea Coast cannon was donated to the Wadena Farragut Post #102 - Grand Army of the Republic - on June 11, 1897. It was made in 1832 at Georgetown D.C. weighing 7630 pounds. It is the 193rd gun of 312 manufactured.
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