Courthouse Square - Worth County - Northwood - 43.448660 by -93.229866

There are two similar 8-inch Rodman guns, M1861 - one in the cemetery and one on the courthouse square. The one on the courthouse square has a sign that implies that it was manufactured at the Northwood Foundry; however, it was cast at the Fort Pitt Foundry in Pittsburg in 1864 while only the carriage was actually manufactured here. This cannon weighs 8520 pounds and has a cannonball in the bore. The courthouse is located east of the business district. Photos taken 6/17/20.

Sunset Rest Cemetery - Worth County - Northwood - 43.448660 by -93.229866

There are two similar 8-inch Rodman guns, M1861 - one in the cemetery and one on the courthouse square. The one at Sunset Rest Cemetery is in a nice setting on a little rise. It was cast in 1865 at Seyfert, McManus & Co. of Reading, PA. It is a very large cannon - 8485 pounds. The location is in the NW part of town with the entrance at 3rd Avenue and 3rd Street. The cannon is in the NW part of the cemetery. The GPS reading is based on this cannon.

Weed Park - Muscatine County - Muscatine - 41.435900 by -91.025400

There are two 10-inch Rodman guns, M1861 in Weed Park. The south one, shown in the first photo, was cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1866. It is numbered 655 and weighs 15,000 pounds. The north one, shown in the second photo, was built at Seyfert, McManus & Co. of Reading, PA. in 1864. It is numbered 69 and weighs 15,092 pounds. Both are aimed toward the Mississippi River. The inscriptions on the cannon mounts of each shows they were placed in this position in 1910. There is also a bronze Gettysburg Address plaque nearby. Weed Park, 1 Park Drive, is a very nice park in a residential area. Take Park Drive off Highway 22. The cannons are to the right just past the entrance. Photos taken 1/9/07.