Battery Park

Battery Pl, State St and Whitehall St

Manhattan, 10004, 10280

Battery Park Cannon

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Architect: J.V. & R.V. Lamb
Description: Cannon on base, plaque
Materials: Cannon--iron; base--granite; plaque--aluminum
Dimensions: H: 2'9" W: 4' D: 1'2"
Cast: ca. 1914
Dedicated: 1914
Donor: William Henry Mairs; Children of the City History Club
Inscription: THIS ANCIENT CANNON / WAS EXHUMED IN 1892 ON THE SITE OF / NO.55 BROADWAY ON THE CORNER OF EXCHANGE ALLEY / OR THE HIGHWAY LEADING TO THE / FORTIFICATION CALLED OYSTER PASTY 1695-1783 / PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY / WILLIAM HENRY MAIRS / PLACED HERE BY THE CHILDREN OF / THE CITY HISTORY CLUB / 1914

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