Columbia in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
CMA Cannon and Caisson
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024
1. CMA Cannon and Caisson marker
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The Columbia Military Academy Cannon and Caisson were manufactured in the 1890s and shipped to Columbia Arsenal from Rock Island, Illinois as part of the military equipment that was located on the arsenal. When the Army transferred the land and property to the Columbia Military Academy in 1904 the Cannon and Caisson remained as part of the equipment that was transferred to CMA. The Cannon and Caisson stayed with CMA during the entire existence of the school, from 1904 to 1979, and for a number of years served as the Salute Gun when the academy performed the Retreat Ceremony to lower the American Flag. The Cannon and Caisson were a favored backdrop for ceremonies and photographs and are captured in virtually every CMA publication, from School Catalogs to CMA Yearbooks, from each year of CMA's existence. When CMA closed and was reorganized as Columbia Academy in 1979 the Cannon and Caisson were initially stored on the campus, but later transferred to the CMA Alumni Association by Columbia Academy. The CMA Alumni Association restored the Cannon and Caisson and then stored them in several locations for over 25 years. Through
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a mutual desire of the CMA Alumni Association and the Columbia. Academy, the Cannon and Caisson were returned to the campus and put on display alongside the CMA Museum when it was dedicated on August 2nd, 2008.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 35° 37.028′ N, 87° 3.412′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County. It is on Columbia Academy Circle west of Academy Heights, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1102 Columbia Academy Cir, Columbia TN 38401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024
3. CMA Cannon
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024
4. The rear of the CMA Caisson
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 16, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
