The Cannon

The Cannon (HM47F)

Location: Annandale, VA 22003 Fairfax County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 49.866', W 77° 11.664'

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This Model 1905 three inch field gunsaw service in the Mexican Campaignagainst Pancho Villa, and wasoriginally obtained by a local veteransorganization during the mid-1950s.In the early 1980s, American LegionBicentennial Post 1976, Annandale,obtained stewardship of the cannonand initiated a restoration projectthat included new wooden wheelshandcrafted by a master wheelwright.The cannon and memorial aremaintained by Post 1976 as remindersof the sacrifices of our veteransin maintaining freedomaround the world.
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HM NumberHM47F
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Year Placed1999
Placed ByAnnandale Streetscape, Fairfax County, and the Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 4:51am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 309522 N 4300321
Decimal Degrees38.83110000, -77.19440000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 49.866', W 77° 11.664'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 49' 51.96" N, 77° 11' 39.84" W
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Area Code(s)703, 571, 202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7211-7223 VA-244, Annandale VA 22003, US
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