War Memorials of Wisconsin

8-inch Navy gun, 130-inch, 106 cwt. in Waukesha, WI

This memorial is one of the two large Civil War guns on display in Cutler Park.



Left side view (photo by John Anderson)


Left rear view (photo by John Anderson)


View of elevating sockets (photo by John Anderson)


Top view of breech - "W.P.F." (West Point Foundry - manufacturer) "No.1" registry number "106.0.18" weight (photo by John Anderson)


Right side view (photo by John Anderson)


Muzzle face - no information stamped here (photo by John Anderson)


Closeup of left trunnion - "8 IN" (gun size) "1849" (year of manufacture)
(photo by John Anderson)


Closeup of right trunnion - "A.A.H." (inspector's initials)
(photo by John Anderson)



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