French Light 4-pound Cannon - Field Artillery Museum - Fort Sill, Oklahoma
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gparkes
N 34° 39.943 W 098° 23.111
14S E 556330 N 3836145
The Field Artillery Museum located at Fort Sill in Oklahoma has a lot of very interesting items just waiting to be discovered by you.
Waymark Code: WM9DED
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2010
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An information card near this cannon reads:
French Light 4-lb. Cannon
1761
Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus developed a lightweight, 4-lb. cannon in the 1630s. The French began using copies of the Swedish gun in the 1740s and formally adopted it in 1756. This gun, named "Polux" was made in Strasbourg, France in 1761. This cannon was probably one of the thirty-one shipped from France aboard (sp) the Amphitrite in 1777.
Admission is free, and access to Fort Sill can be done through the visitor's gate. Be sure to have your license, registration and proof of insurance available, because you are almost certain to be asked for. From the gate, you can ask for direction. At you first stop, you can get a map of important sites on the base. Be sure to go to plan additional time to go to the Indian Cemeteries. There you will find the graves of different Indian Tribes, including Geranimo. There are many sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, from the old fort, cemeteries, and aviation related locations. Fort Sill can easily be a place to visit for a couple hours, or for the entire day.