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McGown's Pass Cannons
- Architect: William W. Bosworth
- Description: Cannon and carronade
- Materials: Iron and bronze
- Dimensions: Cannon: L: 62" W: 14.5" Bore: 3.5" Weight: 1120 lbs.; Carronade: L: 39" W: 14.5" Bore: 5.5" Weight: 840 lbs. Plaque: 36" x 13.25"
- Dedicated: 1906
- Donor: Children of ity history club
- Inscription: THIS EMINENCE COMMANDING / MC GOWNS'S PASS / WAS OCCUPIED BY
BRITISH TROOPS SEPT. 15, 1776 / AND EVACUATED NOV. 21, 1783 / HERE
BEGINNING AUG. 18, 1814 THE CITIZENS OF NEW YORK / BUILT FORT
CLINTON TO PROTECT THE CITY / IN THE SECOND WAR WITH GREAT
BRITAIN / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY
HISTORY CLUB OF NEW YORK A.D. 1906
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