WRIGHTSVILLE CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL CANNON
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Listing Details
Location: N. FOURTH STREET AND LINCOLN HIGHWAY
City: WRIGHTSVILLE
State: Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 17368
Type of Memorial: Cannon War Memorials with Plaques
Year Dedicated: 1900
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: BEVERLY PFINGSTEN
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
THESE GUNS PRESENTED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT MARK WRIGHTSVILLE AS THE FARTHEST POINT EAST REACHED BY CONFEDERATE FORCES JUNE 28, 1863 DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
THE CANNONS ON THE MONUMENT ARE 24-PDR FLANK DEFENSE HOWITZERS, MODEL 1844. THESE WERE TYPICALLY USED ONLY IN FORTIFICATIONS TO GUARD ENTRANCE WAYS AND SIDE APPROACHES.
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