Downtown in Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Rodman "Columbiad" Cannon
Erected by Connecticut Military Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 41° 45.868′ N, 72° 41.136′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Michael J. Fallon Way west of Hungerford Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker and cannon are on the Governor William A. O'Neill State Armory grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 360 Broad Street, Hartford CT 06105, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Connecticut State Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Elbert Weinberg Abstract Untitled Sculpture (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Andersonville Boy (about 600 feet away); Major General Clarence Ransom Edwards DSM (about 600 feet away); Orville Hitchcock Platt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Roswell Hawley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trinity College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Col. Thomas Knowlton (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.
Regarding Rodman "Columbiad" Cannon. "Ordinance" should have been "Ordnance" (no "i").
Also see . . .
1. Columbiad at Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Thomas Jackson Rodman at Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Mammoth Guns. (Submitted on May 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.