Civil War Cannon - Middlebury, VT
Posted by: Telomere
N 44° 00.764 W 073° 10.162
18T E 646738 N 4874915
A Civil War Cannon on a Vermont Marble base, presented to the town in 1910.
Waymark Code: WM6BWN
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2009
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This cannon is located in downtown Middlebury, adjacent to Frog Hollow, The Sheldon Museum, the Ilsley Library, and the John Deere historical marker.
Inscription:
"This cannon was presented to W.P. Russell Post No. 89 G.A.R Dept. of Vt. in the year 1910 by the U.S. Govt."
("G.A.R" refers to the "Grand Army of the Republic", a fraternal organization of veterans of the Union Army who had served in the Civil War.)
As cannons go, by my limited experience, this one is massive. About 10 feet long, and the barrel muzzle diameter is 8". I don't know if it was ever used during war, but the noise and shock of firing this would have been awesome.
A photo of this cannon, and more info on the G.A.R are featured in the "Vermont Civil War" website (
visit link)