GC10PZ5 Guns of our Fathers #2 Washington Hill (Traditional Cache) in Connecticut, United States created by Barefoot

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Hidden : 2/2/2007

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Geocache Description:

A very rare Krupp Gun.

Very few Krupp Gunns still exist.

Krupp industries in Germany was the main producer of war materials in both WW I and WW II.
This Rare 210 MM Krupp Gun was given to the City of Waterbury in appreciation for the city's contribution of $36.5 million in War Bonds during WWI. It is one of only five in the world.
It was recently cleaned and restored thru a joint effort of the Washington Park Community Club, the Mohawk Park Civic Club, and Yankee Gas.

Specs for this Howitzer may or may not be:

Weight of the artillery piece 16,200 pounds.
Muzzle Velocity 745 - 1,292 feet/sec.
It could deliver a 250 pound shell 6.3 miles down range.

Typically its shells created crater some 33-59 feet (depending soil) in diameter and about 13 feet deep.

You can park on side of the street or in Washington Park.

Please, due to vandalism concerns, Do Not go at night.

Guns of our Fathers Series
Guns of our Fathers #1
Guns of our Fathers #3
Guns of our Fathers #4 by Skippermark
Guns of our Fathers #5
Guns of our Fathers #6

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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