World War I Artillery

Here is another piece of artillery from the Miller Park Militia. I am not sure what its official name is, but it is a Krupp Howitzer manufactured in Germany - Deutschland. This fearsome weapon was likely captured from the Germans on the battlefields of France sometime during WW1. This iron beast was a formidable weapon with its 210mm (8.26 inches) bore capable of throwing a shell more than six miles - 10 kilometers. We just called it "the cannon" and climbed on it. It too has been painted that non military green or grey. It sits over near Wood Street and the Park Store. It has been in the Park for at least thirty-five years.

I have heard of another town with a similar cannon. One like this was donated to the town of Childers, Queensland, Australia. The local Rotary Club restored it at a cost of $40,000 Australian. About 1000 man hours were put into restoring the howitzer, which was donated to Childers due to the high number of enlistees from there in the first World War. The unveiling was done on November 11, 2001. That's more than I know about Miller Park's cannon.