Rock Island in Rock Island County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

15-Inch Rodman Gun

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 6, 2000

1. 15-Inch Rodman Gun Marker

Inscription. The 15-inch Rodman Gun was unveiled Memorial Day 1921 at Rock Island Arsenal.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 41° 31.05′ N, 90° 32.444′ W. Memorial is on Rock Island, Illinois, in Rock Island County. It is on Rodman Avenue. The Rodman Gun is located in Rock Island Arsenal Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Rock Island IL 61299, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois

and in the Quad Cities.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: USA M102, 105mm, Howitzer (a few steps from this marker); USA T131, 280mm, Heavy Motorized Gun (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Camp McClellan (approx. 0.9 miles away in Iowa); Diedrich Busch House (approx. one mile away in Iowa); Old Main, Augustana College (approx. one mile away); Ruth Allison ‘41/Everett “Lefty” Anderson ‘39 (approx. one mile away); The Stones in This Seat (approx. one mile away); Roland Harned House (approx. one mile away in Iowa). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rock Island.

15-Inch Rodman Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 6, 2000

2. 15-Inch Rodman Gun

General Sherman Tank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 6, 2000

3. General Sherman Tank

4th Armored Division General Sherman tank knocked out during the Battle of the Bulge Dec 16 1944 Jan 23 1945

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 19, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.