10" Rifled Sea Coast Columbiad

10" Rifled Sea Coast Columbiad (HM1MIS)

Location: Mobile, AL 36602 Mobile County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 41.43', W 88° 2.375'

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Manufactured at Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond, Virginia
CSA
This cannon was used by Alabama Confederate Forces in the
defense of Mobile during the War for Southern Independence
from 1861-1865.
It was mounted at Ft. Powell, guarding the entrance into
Mobile Bay from the Mississippi Sound. It is one of the very
few such weapons still in existence.
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Placed here for the Citizens of Mobile, Alabama
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HM NumberHM1MIS
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Year Placed2004
Placed ByThe Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp II, Sons of Confederate Veterans
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 at 10:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 400433 N 3395763
Decimal Degrees30.69050000, -88.03958333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 41.43', W 88° 2.375'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 41' 25.8" N, 88° 2' 22.5" W
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Area Code(s)251
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 65 Government St, Mobile AL 36602, US
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