The Atomic Cannon
Model. M65 280 m.m.
Weight. 42,500 lbs.
Length. 42 feet
(1) One of only (3) three in existence, the other two are located at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma and the U.S. Army Ordinance Center in Aberdeen, Maryland. It was placed in service November 17, 1952 and deactivated August 1963. (2) 375 hp engines at 35 m.p.h. transported the cannon. It can fire a projectile, 11 inches in diameter for more than 20 miles. The cannon was never fired.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of Interstate 70 at milepost 301 and Henry Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
