EMMITSBURG LONG RIFLE MEMORIAL MARKER
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WAR OF 1812
Photograph By: CRAIG SWAIN
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
THE LONG RIFLE WAS A DISTINCTLY AMERICAN WEAPON DEVELOPED ON THE FRONTIER FOR ACCURACY AND DISTANCE. IT WAS USED BY REGIMENT OF KENTUCKY MARKSMAN IN THE 1814 BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
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