Searching for the Navy, 32 Pounder Cannon at Columbus/Belmont State Park, Columbus, Kentucky.

Abstract

Between July 11 and July 14, 1991 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, provided equipment, support personnel, and a staff archaeologist (Mr. Jimmy McNiel) to help search for a Navy cannon lost in 1942. The cannon stood in the Columbia/Belmont State Park near the bluff edge. Due to an exceptionally wet spring and rising river a large portion of the bluff (and park) slumped into the river. The cannon was on the slide area. Mr. Charles Roberts of Clinton, Ky., had researched the cannon's location. Mr. Charles and local Judge Pruitt asked the Corps' help in locating the cannon. The cannon was not found.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA262744

Entities

People

  • Jimmy D. Mcneil

Organizations

  • Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerial Photographs
  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Civil War
  • Construction
  • Cultural Resources
  • Engineers
  • Excavation
  • Ground Level
  • Kentucky
  • Materials
  • Mississippi River
  • Photographs
  • Riprap
  • Rivers
  • Triangulation

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.