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Monson Civil War Cannon is a historic object located at 198 Main St in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Built in 1860. 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 Civil War 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 42.0971, -72.3128 near Monson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Memorial Town Hall (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Monson Cannon, Cushman, S. F. Memorial Fountain, and Noble - Bergeron House.
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Monson Civil War Cannon stands in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts. It is recorded as dating to 1860. It is a contributing feature of a National Register historic district. Towns across Massachusetts raised Civil War memorials in the decades after 1865 to honor residents who had served in the Union cause.
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