Dahlgren Smoothbore Gun - New Hope, PA
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N 40° 21.794 W 074° 57.080
18T E 504131 N 4468075
The Dahlgren Smoothbore gun on display in town saw action at the Battle of Hampton Roads during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WM14XED
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2021
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The plaque says, "This nine inch Dahlgren Smoothbore gun was placed here to mark the colonial approach to town from the Ferry Landing and was dedicated on July 5, 1907. The gun s on loan to the borough of New Hope from the US Navy. it was cast in 1855 at the West Point Foundry and installed on the USS Minnesota where it saw action at the Battle of Hampton Roads between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (Merrimack) on March 9, 1862. Years later it was installed on the USS Richmond which saw action in admiral Farragut's fleet. It was fired 108 times as of September 1888."
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