- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Columbiad historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bryan County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bryan County, 32.01322, -81.44247
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Fort McAllister
Text of marker: "COLUMBIAD. This replica of a coast defence cannon known as the columbiad was manufactured, 1964, by Savannah Machine and Foundry Company as a public service. A similar cannon was positioned here during Union naval attacks, 1863. The columbiad fired 87-lb. shells; its range was 2,500 yds. GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1964" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_columbiad
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_columbiad
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
