Inscription
Circa 1800
Cast by the Hughes Foundry near Havre de Grace, Maryland about 1800. The Defense Act of 1794 authorized 180 similar guns to be manufactured. This gun is one of three known to exist today. Two similar guns are in Savannah, Georgia. This gun is marked with the Federal Eagle, serial number and weight. The gun weighs over 5000 pounds and is similar to guns that were used on the United States Frigate Constitution "Old Ironsides". Capable of shooting a 24 pound cannon ball about six inches in diameter for about one mile.Found on the bank of the Sampit River during excavation for utility improvement behind the Rice Museum-Prevost Gallery in 1991. Its use since 1800 and reason to be in Georgetown are unknown.
Restored and preserved by the South Carolina Department of Archeology and Anthropology with funds provided by the Winyah Indigo Society of Georgetown.
Dedicated November 1999
Details
| HM Number | HMKB9 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 17th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Historic Object |
| Marker Class | Neither |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Year Placed | 1999 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 9:12am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] BOB CIMINEL 9/15/16
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 659422 N 3693381 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 33.36786667, -79.28636667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 22.072', W 79° 17.182' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 22' 4.3200" N, 79° 17' 10.9200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 843 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Harborwalk, Georgetown SC 29440, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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