10-Inch Columbiad, Model 1844, in Willoughby, Ohio
10-Inch Columbiad, Model 1844, preserved in Willoughby, Ohio. Photo by Glenn Debeljak.
Please note: The photos in this post were taken by Glenn Debeljak and are used with his permission.
A 10-Inch Columbiad, Model 1844, is preserved in a small park in Willoughby, Ohio in front of a monument inscribed “In Memory of the Soldiers from Willoughby who Served Their Country in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865.”
The plaque on the cannon’s pedestal notes that the cannon was presented to “The Village of Willoughby by the surviving members of the A.Y. Austin Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, August 11th, 1900.”
The Columbiad is Registry Number 2 from the Fort Pitt Foundry. It was cast in 1853, and the breech is marked with it’s weight: 15,230 pounds. It is marked “WHB” - the initials of its inspector: William Hayward Bell.
It is a well preserved example of the same type that is present in Charleston, South Carolina at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter.
10-Inch Columbiad, Model 1844, preserved in Willoughby, Ohio. Photo by Glenn Debeljak.
10-Inch Columbiad, Model 1844, preserved in Willoughby, Ohio. Photo by Glenn Debeljak.
10-Inch Columbiad, Model 1844, preserved in Willoughby, Ohio. Photo by Glenn Debeljak.
The Willoughby Civil War Veterans Monument. Photo by Glenn Debeljak.
A Krupp Cannon from WWI in the same park. Photo by Glenn Debeljak.
