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Cannon from the U.S.S. Marion, Lake Front Park, St. Joseph, Michigan, circa 1940

Subjects
Civil WarMonuments & MemorialsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Cannon from the U.S.S. Marion, Lake Front Park, St. Joseph, Michigan, circa 1940, St Joseph, MI, USA, c. 1915 linen postcard
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Back of Cannon from the U.S.S. Marion, Lake Front Park, St. Joseph, Michigan, circa 1940, St Joseph, MI, USA, c. 1915 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A large Civil War-era naval cannon mounted on a stone base in Lake Front Park, flanked by pyramids of stacked cannonballs, with shade trees, park benches, and frame houses behind. The printed caption identifies the gun as having served aboard the U.S.S. Marion during the Civil War and notes it was given by the government, via the Brooklyn Navy Yard, to the Grand Army of the Republic post of St. Joseph in 1897. Such memorial guns were common features of G.A.R. posts and small-town parks in the decades after the war.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Am spending [illegible] in this [illegible] but it isn't much of a place. We just passed this one and I thought this card would be a good one for your collection. I was glad to receive a card from you yesterday. We are going over to see the Long-haired Israelites in a short time. Wish you were going too. Wildred

PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
St. Joseph, Mich. Cannon, Lake Front Park. This gun did service in the War of the Rebellion on board the U.S. Ship "Marion." Received from the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1897 as a gift from the Government to the Grand Army of the Republic of Saint Joseph, Michigan. --- POST CARD MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE QUALITY THE HUGH C. LEIGHTON CO., MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND, ME., U.S.A. MADE IN GERMANY. 8464
PostmarkedBenton Harbor, MI
Stamp
Addressed to
Shirley Hohonnard

Bedford, MI

Postcard record

PostmarkedBenton Harbor, MI
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedShirley Hohonnard, Bedford, MI
Place depictedLake Front Park, St Joseph, MI
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; caption printed in the lower margin; slight edge and corner wear. Postmark: BENTON HARBOR JUL 17 MICH. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE"; Hugh C. Leighton Co. imprint with "MADE IN GERMANY"; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; purple-ink message; light edge and corner wear.

Cite this card

Cannon from the U.S.S. Marion, Lake Front Park, St. Joseph, Michigan, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cannon-from-the-u-s-s-marion-lake-front-park-st-joseph-michi. Accessed October 25, 2026.