30-Pounder Parrott in Cincinnati, Ohio
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30-Pounder Parrott in Cincinnati, Ohio

A 30-Pounder Parrott mounted on a reproduction Marsilly style carriage is displayed at Washington Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. This Parrott seems to have a late-production extension to its breeching block for connection to an elevating screw. Many thanks to Ferd454231 for the photos of this Parrott!

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32-Pounders of 57 hundredweight in Defiance, Ohio
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32-Pounders of 57 hundredweight in Defiance, Ohio

Two 32-Pounders of 57 hundredweight are preserved at Old Fort Defiance in Defiance, Ohio. The two cannons are said to have been captured with Fort Fisher near Wilmington, North Carolina. (Photos in this post are courtesy of William Bechmann.)

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