The barrel and firing mechanism of this 4.7 inch cannon were made at the Northwestern Ordnance Company, while its carriage was made at Rock Island Arsenal. According to records at Watervliet Arsenal, only 93 cannons of this type were built, and when the design was introduced in 1906 they were the most modern artillery pieces of their time. This cannon was built in 1918 and came to the town of Bolton in the mid 1930s. It was given by the Morabito family—Joseph, JoAnn, and John—in memory of Doris French Morabito.