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A thirteen-inch sea-coast mortar cannon here is a true replica of those that stood at Battery Park from the early 1900s until 1942. The original mortars were thought to have been part of the Confederate arsenal at Fort Sumter, where the Civil War is recognized as officially beginning on April 12, 1861. After standing guard on this site for forty years, the originals were turned over to the War Production Board in 1942 to be melted down for use in support of World War Two. This replica was cast by the Bay Cast Companies in Bay City, Michigan, in May 2016 and donated by the Holman Family and employees of the Bay Cast Companies.
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Bay City, Michigan · United States
