Sullivan Township in Moultrie County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Standard 4.2 Inch Army Parrot Rifle

Photographed by William Hamilton, August 22, 2024

1. Standard 4.2 Inch Army Parrot Rifle Marker

Inscription.
Weight 4190 Pounds Bore Size 4.2
Westpoint Foundry Number 449 Patented 1861

This tube inspected by Captain Stephen Carr Lyford
March 15, 1865.

As of October 5, 2002, This is the 5,638th known surviving Civil War cannon.

This plaque donated by the Sullivan Sons of the American Legion and Hagen's Family Pharmacy Bob, Cathy and Beth Hagen

Erected 2002 by Sullivan Sons of the American Legion and Hagen's Family Pharmacy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 15, 1865.

Location. 39° 35.925′ N, 88° 36.439′ W. Marker is in Sullivan, Illinois, in Moultrie County. It is in Sullivan Township. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and East Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street. Located on the southwest corner of the Moultrie County Courthouse lawn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 S Main St, Sullivan IL 61951, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moultrie County Courthouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (within shouting distance of this marker); Cole Edward Spencer

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(approx. 11.4 miles away); Gene Goodwin Park (approx. 11.4 miles away); a different marker also named Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 13.7 miles away); Site of The Village of Richmond (approx. 15 miles away); Anthony Thornton (approx. 16½ miles away); Traveling the Circuit (approx. 16½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sullivan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (was approx. 13.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2024, by William Hamilton of Plant City, Florida. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 22, 2024, by William Hamilton of Plant City, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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