Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

32 Pounder Naval Cannon

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, March 7, 2011

1. 32 Pounder Naval Cannon Marker

Inscription. Taken in June 1861 when the Navy Yard at Norfolk was abandoned by the United States

Banded and Condverted at Richmond into a 6 inch rifle mounted at Fort Caswell North Carolina

Dismounted by exploding magazines when the Confederates evacuated that fort in January 1865

Presented by US War Department 1902

Erected 1902 by United States War Department.

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

Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 35° 46.829′ N, 78° 38.396′ W. Marker was in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It was in Downtown. It was on Salisbury Street near Hillsborough Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the north side of the "Our Confederate Dead" Memorial, on the grounds of the NC State Capitol. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1 E Edenton St, Raleigh NC 27603, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was

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in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Samuel A'Court Ashe, LL. D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Olivia Raney Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Lawson Wyatt (within shouting distance of this marker); Worth Bagley (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); 81st or Wildcat Division (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Veterans' Memorial (about 300 feet away); North Carolina Bar Association (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.

Other markers no longer nearby. To Our Confederate Dead

32 Pounder Naval Cannon Banded and Rifled image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, March 7, 2011

2. 32 Pounder Naval Cannon Banded and Rifled

(was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); To the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. A similar cannon and marker sit on the opposite side of the Confederate Memorial.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, March 7, 2011

3. 32 Pounder Naval Cannon Marker

The other 32 Pounder Naval Cannon and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan

4. The other 32 Pounder Naval Cannon and Marker

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, March 7, 2011

5. 32 Pounder Naval Cannon Marker

NC State Capitol image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, March 7, 2011

6. NC State Capitol

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2011. This page has been viewed 1,333 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on December 12, 2024. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 8, 2011, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.