3 – Inch Ordnance Rifle

Model 1861

Field gun made in 1863 for Union forces

by Phoenix Iron Co., Phoenixville, Pa.

Wrought iron

Diameter of bore 3 inches

Overall length 73.3 inches

Weight 816 pounds

Fired 9-pound shell 3972 yards

(2.25 miles)

Marker is on Bernard Road, on the right when traveling east.

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