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Circleville in Pickaway County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

20 lb Gunboat Parrot Rifles

 
 
20 lb Gunboat Parrot Rifles Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 22, 2024
1. 20 lb Gunboat Parrot Rifles Marker
Inscription.
Guns like these were used during the
Civil War siege at Vicksburg
May - June - July 1863
Originally dedicated by the
Groce Post 156 G.A.R. refurbished in July 2011
by The Soldiers Monumental Association
of Pickaway County

 
Erected 2011 by The Soldiers Monumental Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 39° 36.934′ N, 82° 56.408′ W. Memorial is in Circleville, Ohio, in Pickaway County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Court Street (County Route 511) and Reber Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 905 N Court St, Circleville OH 43113, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
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Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Patriot Square (a few steps from this marker); Pickaway County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Honor List (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ted Lewis, 1890-1971 / Circleville's Ted Lewis (approx. half a mile away); Pickaway County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Zieger House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veteran Memorials (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rex Edwin Haecker (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Circleville.
 
20 lb Gunboat Parrot Rifles No. 1 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 22, 2024
2. 20 lb Gunboat Parrot Rifles No. 1
20 lb Gunboat Parrot Rifles No 2 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 22, 2024
3. 20 lb Gunboat Parrot Rifles No 2
20 lb Gunboat Parrot Rifles Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 22, 2024
4. 20 lb Gunboat Parrot Rifles Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 12, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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