Spanish Bronze Cannon

Spanish Bronze Cannon (HM236O)

Location: Bangor, ME 04401 Penobscot County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 48.122', W 68° 46.224'

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Cast at Seville, February 9, 1787.
Dismounted from Fort Toro, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
— in bombardment by —
U.S. Navy, June 15th, 1898.
Recovered June 7th, 1899, by
Lieut. Commander Frank E. Fletcher,
commanding U.S.S. Eagle and presented to
Hon. Charles A. Boutelle,
Chairman Committee on Naval Affairs,
U.S. House of Representatives,
by whom it was presented to the
City of Bangor, October 16, 1899,
through Hon. Arthur Chapin, Mayor.
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HM NumberHM236O
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Date Added Saturday, November 25th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 518158 N 4960984
Decimal Degrees44.80203333, -68.77040000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 48.122', W 68° 46.224'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 48' 7.32" N, 68° 46' 13.44" W
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Area Code(s)207
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6 US-2, Bangor ME 04401, US
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