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Monson Cannon is a historic object located at 198 Main St in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Built in 1890. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. A contributing property in the Monson Center Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Monson Cannon is a historical marker in Monson, Hampden County. It is one of 129 historical markers documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 42.0972, -72.3131 near Monson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cushman, S. F. Memorial Fountain (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Monson Civil War Cannon, Memorial Town Hall, and Noble - Bergeron House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Monson Cannon is a historic object in Monson, Massachusetts, recorded as dating to 1890. Such cannon were commonly placed in Grand Army of the Republic parks as memorials to Union veterans of the Civil War. It stands as a contributing feature of a National Register historic district.
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