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Model 1861 10-inch Siege Mortar
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: May 2, 2010
Caption: Model 1861 10-inch Siege Mortar
Additional Description: Both mortars at Fort Macon were cast by Cyrus Alger & Company, Boston, Massachusetts in 1862. This mortar weighed 1,968 pounds when inspected by Thomas J. Rodman (initials T.J.R.). It is registry number 7.
Submitted: June 3, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p111648
File Size: 1.051 Megabytes

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