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Kind of easy because this park has three of these cannons.
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Three large cannons today. Where am I?
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Mackinaw City. It was claimed that at least one of these was from the Hartford but that has been disproven. I doubt they changed the plaque. The ones on display at Gaylord and Petoskey did come from the Hartford.
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No the plaque has not been changed.
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Ate lunch in Gaylord, Michigan. Then walked to the court house. Is the real deal from the 'Hartford at Mobile?
Yes , according to sources I found.
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From @LHR Lead 's website - https://livinghistoryregistry.com/index.html
Do you have a photo that you would like to share?
| Designation: | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun |
| Identification No: | Alger 250: USN |
| Designed by: | Dahlgren, John A |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
construction no: | 1141 |
| Year : | 1859 |
| Comments: | Served on USS Hartford |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Owner: | US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Otsego County Circuit Court |
| 225 W Main St | |
| Gaylord, Michigan, USA | |
| Lat/Long | 45.027127, -84.676893 Click here to see location in Google Maps |
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Mackinaw City Veterans Park Dahlgren Cannons
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The cannons look nice at Mackinaw City Park. Trouble is one is pointed right at Dixie Saloon.
Come on the War is over and those pesky Confederates should be allowed to eat and drink in peace.
Come on the War is over and those pesky Confederates should be allowed to eat and drink in peace.
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Thank you for sharing those photos! I am hoping to pay the Dahlgrens of Michigan a visit next summer.
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Have fun, sir. Michigan has quite the bounty of guns on display.
Michigan
85 items found| City | ID | Model | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian | Columbia 2 | 12-pdr Experimental Gun | ||
| Adrian | Columbia 3 | 12-pdr Experimental Gun | ||
| Albion | West Point 007: US | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Bangor | HW&Co 417: USN | 11in Dahlgren Gun | ||
| Bay City | Alger 16: US | 8in Howitzer M1861 | ||
| Blissfield | Alger 40: US | 8in Columbiad M1844 | ||
| Boyne City | Seyfert McManus 42: US | 8in Rodman Gun M1861 | ||
| Buchanan | West Point 048: USN | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Charlevoix | West Point 252: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Charlotte | Alger 55: US | 8in Howitzer M1861 | ||
| Charlotte | West Point 076: US | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Cheboygan | Alger 225: USN | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun | ||
| Chelsea | Photo | West Point 132: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | |
| Chelsea | Photo | West Point 219: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | |
| Coldwater | West Point 026: US | 2.9in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Coleman | Fort Pitt 0698: USN | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun | ||
| Constantine | West Point 093: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Decatur | West Point 012: USN | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Dexter | West Point 169: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Dundee | West Point 013: US | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Eaton Rapids | none | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Eaton Rapids | West Point 011: US | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Farmington | Photo | South Boston Foundry 3: US | 3.2in Breech Loading Rifle - Experimental | |
| Farwell | Seyfert McManus 226: USN | 32-pdr Gun | ||
| Fenton | Fort Pitt 034: US | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 | ||
| Fenton | Fort Pitt 062: US | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 | ||
| Flint | West Point 097: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Flint | West Point 221: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Fowlerville | West Point 237: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Frankfort | Fort Pitt 081: US | 10in Rodman Gun M1861 | ||
| Gaylord | Alger 250: USN | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun | ||
| Gibraltar | Photo | SBIW 16: US | 10in Rodman Gun M1861 | |
| Gibraltar | Photo | SBIW 25: US | 10in Rodman Gun M1861 | |
| Grand Ledge | West Point 167: US | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Hadley | West Point 006: US | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Harbor Springs | West Point 287: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Harbor Springs | Seyfert McManus 610: USN | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun | ||
| Holly | Fort Pitt 048: US | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 | ||
| Holly | Fort Pitt 088: US | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 | ||
| Jones | Fort Pitt 003: US | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 | ||
| Kalamazoo | Seyfert McManus: US | 10in Rodman Gun M1861 | ||
| Mackinaw City | Fort Pitt 0687: USN | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun | ||
| Mackinaw City | Fort Pitt 0688: USN | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun | ||
| Mackinaw City | Fort Pitt 0678: USN | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun | ||
| Marlette | Photo | Tredegar 063: US | 7in rifle (M1845) | |
| Marshall | West Point 348: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Marshall | Alger 01: US | 8in Howitzer M1861 | ||
| Mason | West Point 383: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Morenci | Phoenix 232: US | 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861 | ||
| Morenci | Phoenix 194: US | 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861 | ||
| Niles | West Point 128: US | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Northport | Alger: US | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 | ||
| Otsego | West Point 227: US | 3.67in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Ovid | Alger 032: US | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 | ||
| Ovid | Alger 043: US | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 | ||
| Paw Paw | Fort Pitt 652: US | 10in Rodman Gun M1861 | ||
| Paw Paw | Fort Pitt 639: US | 10in Rodman Gun M1861 | ||
| Petoskey | Hooper 271: US | 12-pdr Gun - Napoleon | ||
| Petoskey | Revere 027: US | 12-pdr Gun - Napoleon | ||
| Petoskey | West Point 106: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Petoskey | Alger 249: USN | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun | ||
| Petoskey | Augusta: CS | 12-pdr Gun | ||
| Port Huron | West Point 318: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Port Huron | West Point 344: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Romeo | Photo | Alger 10: US | 10in Light Mortar M1861 | |
| Romeo | Photo | Alger 035: US | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 | |
| Saranac | Photo | West Point 242: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | |
| St Joseph | Photo | HW&Co 420: USN | 11in Dahlgren Gun | |
| Stanton | unknown 10906 | 8in Mortar M1861 | ||
| Stockbridge | West Point 357: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Sturgis | Photo | 1 | 24-pdr Howitzer | |
| Sunfield | Photo | West Point 283: US | 32-pdr Gun | |
| Sunfield | Photo | West Point 11: US | 42-pdr Gun | |
| Tecumseh | West Point 129: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Tecumseh | West Point 168: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Thompsonville | Alger 76: US | 8in Howitzer M1861 | ||
| Three Rivers | Ames 323: US | 6-pdr Gun M1841 | ||
| Traverse | West Point 015: USN | 6.4in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Union City | West Point 194: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Union City | West Point 198: US | 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861 | ||
| Vernon | Seyfert McManus 18: US | 8in Rodman Gun M1861 | ||
| Wayne | Fort Pitt 68: US | 8in Rodman Gun M1861 | ||
| Wayne | Fort Pitt 54: US | 8in Rodman Gun M1861 | ||
| White Pigeon | Bellona 10: US | 24-pdr Howitzer M1844 | ||
| Ypsilanti | West Point 19: US | 10in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
Cheers,
USS ALASKA
There is also a 24# iron flank howitzer in East Jordan , Michigan.
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If I think about it I could add a couple more in Michigan. For example Eaton Rapids has three cannons not two. One is the only example of an experimental cannon. Charlevoix has a Confederate 12 pound Iron Napoleon Howitzer.
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Me and my wife went there, beautiful town.
We were told by the hotel to go to a sea food restaurant. Was expensive. Later met a local
He told us the person who owned the hotel also
Owned the restaurant.
I saw some old C.W. cannons but weren't as nice
. It was probably 7 or 8 years ago People put trash down
The barrels. I'd love to visit again. Did the satellite
View couldn't find them.
We were told by the hotel to go to a sea food restaurant. Was expensive. Later met a local
He told us the person who owned the hotel also
Owned the restaurant.
I saw some old C.W. cannons but weren't as nice
. It was probably 7 or 8 years ago People put trash down
The barrels. I'd love to visit again. Did the satellite
View couldn't find them.
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I think it is called the Dixie Saloon because the old Dixie Highway goes through there.
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Well, you have given me a lot to do research on.
From Kurtlg: "There is a rare Confederate iron Napoleon in Arlington Park , Petoskey , Michigan. This is marked from the Augusta Arsenal and had the end of the muzzle damaged. It was recovered buried during an excavation and is believed to be left over from a GAR event."
Here is a poser: I have a record of the Chief of Ordnance sending a "30-lb Parrott" to the Petoskey GAR post 170 in 1897. I wonder if this may be what they shipped? It looks like a Parrott.
From Kurtlg: "There is a rare Confederate iron Napoleon in Arlington Park , Petoskey , Michigan. This is marked from the Augusta Arsenal and had the end of the muzzle damaged. It was recovered buried during an excavation and is believed to be left over from a GAR event."
Here is a poser: I have a record of the Chief of Ordnance sending a "30-lb Parrott" to the Petoskey GAR post 170 in 1897. I wonder if this may be what they shipped? It looks like a Parrott.
I have
I have images somewhere of both. I will try to find them this coming week .I do have lots of appointments but I'll see what I can do. I. Unless they moved it the piece pictured does not seem in the correct location in Petoskey. I am pretty sure there were Augusta markings on the tube.
That could be the Confederate cannon. Note that the tube does not taper from the breech to the muzzle like a Parrot would . If you do a search under Petoskey Confederate cannon on CWT you should find my images. Apparently there are no markings on the trunnions and the muzzle was damaged and shortened so no markings there. Years ago I was a member under Kurtg but had computer problems and rejoined as kurtlg.I let the moderator know and my Kurtg is no longer active.
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