All Saints in Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Seacoast Gun
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1. Seacoast Gun Marker (Side one)
During the Civil War, the gun was shipped to West Point Foundry at Cold Springs, New York, where nine-groove, right-handed rifling was added to its barrel Grooves caused shot to spin, and the spinning action increased velocity, stability, accuracy, and range. After banding was added to strengthen the gun, solid, shell, canister, case, or grape shot could be fired.
This Model 1845 seacoast gun was one of dozens installed in federal forts built along Chesapeake Bay to protect Washington, DC.
The local Joe Hooker Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal brotherhood of Union Army veterans, obtained the gun under an 1896 federal law. It was placed near Central School and in 1933 was moved to Lyon Park.
Erected 2006 by the Minnehaha County Historical Society and Jane O'Connor in honor of Regina Pyper; and the Sioux Falls Board of Preservation and in honor of MarieClaire Christenson.
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Location. 43° 32.452′ N, 96° 43.591′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. It is in All Saints. Marker is on South Phillips Avenue south of East 14th Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Lyon Park in Sioux Falls. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls SD 57104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Soldier Statue & Cannon / The Lyon Park Property History (within shouting distance of this marker); 1912 Neo-Colonial Cottage Style House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lyon Family Home / William & Winona Lyon (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Calvary Cathedral (about 700 feet away); The Government Building (about 800 feet away); Official Olympic Flagpole (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First School House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington High School (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.
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2. Seacoast Gun Marker (Side two)
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3. Seacoast Gun & Marker
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4. Seacoast Gun Marker, from the north
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5. Seacoast Gun Marker, from the south
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6. Seacoast Gun
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