Wiard Cannon

Wiard Cannon (HM2CNL)

Location: Ashland, KY 41101 Boyd County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 28.707', W 82° 38.327'

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A former Canadian working for the United States during the Civil War invented several
pieces of light ordnance which, although apparently excellent weapons, did not seem to have
been particularly popular. Norman Wiard (1826-1896) was born in Ontario where at an early age
he became foreman of a foundry and began experiments with ordnance. During the Civil War he
served as Superintendent of Ordnance Stores, a post which offered considerable opportunity for
his inventive proclivities and incidentally brought him into consultation regarding weapons
development with both the President and Secretary of War Stanton.

Writing in 1863, Wiard described his weapons as being made of semi-steel (a low-carbon
cast iron in which scrap steel replaces part of the pig iron of the charge) in two calibers —
6-pounder rifle of 2.6 inch bore and a 12-pounder, of 3.67 rifled bore. On display is the 2.6 Inch
or 6-pounder version.

Reproduction by Steen Cannon & Ordnance Works.
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HM NumberHM2CNL
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Date Added Saturday, December 8th, 2018 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 357054 N 4260174
Decimal Degrees38.47845000, -82.63878333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 28.707', W 82° 38.327'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 28' 42.42" N, 82° 38' 19.62" W
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Area Code(s)606
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1645 Winchester Ave, Ashland KY 41101, US
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