Projectiles for U.S. 20-inch Rodman Gun

Projectiles for U.S. 20-inch Rodman Gun (HMJRL)

Location: Chico, NY 11209 Kings County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 36.498', W 74° 1.905'

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These thousand pound cast iron balls fit the huge gun in the park just outside the fort's main gate. The 20-inch model of 1864 was experimental; the largest standard seacoast gun in use during our Civil War was the 15-inch Rodman.
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Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 6:37am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 581912 N 4495726
Decimal Degrees40.60830000, -74.03175000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 36.498', W 74° 1.905'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 36' 29.88" N, 74° 1' 54.30" W
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Area Code(s)917, 718, 646
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1938-1998 Sheridan Loop, Chico NY 11209, US
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