Memorial Cannon - Lamar, MO
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YoSam.
N 37° 29.683 W 094° 16.652
15S E 387068 N 4150521
Cannon was in active use during the Civil War and part of Missouri's Civil War Heritage
Waymark Code: WMN9Z0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2015
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County of monument: Barton County
Location of Monument: 11th St. W. & Gulf St., courthouse lawn, Lamar
Original Erected by: McCook Post 34, G.A.R., Department of Missouri
Date Original Erected: October 1st, 1910
Rededication by: Barton County Commission, Barton County Historical Society, City of Lamar, Missouri
Date Rededication Erected: October 1st, 1985
Plaque of the GAR Post:
MEMBERS OF McCOOK POST 34 G.A.R.
DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI
[List of names can be read in the photo gallery]
Redidecation Plaque Text:
On October 1st, 1910, this cannon and original memorial presented to Barton County Missouri by the members of McCook Post 34, G.A.R., Department of Missouri. It was dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War 1861 - 1865.
This cannon was in active service on the gunboat Benton on the Mississippi and its tributaries, 1861 - 1865.
This memorial rededicated October 1st, 1985, to the memory of all Barton County, Missouri service men and women of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, Mexican War, World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam.