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24-pdr Model 1819 Siege Gun
Photographer: AGS Media
Taken: July 31, 2010
Caption: 24-pdr Model 1819 Siege Gun
Additional Description: The cannon is one of several made in the 1830s for Army use. Contrary to what the marker states, the indentation on the muzzle is a "scar" left behind when Army officers tested the metal in the 1850s.
Towering in the background is one of Plant Hall's silver minarets.

Submitted: August 6, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p121216
File Size: 2.401 Megabytes

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