"Cannonballs galore: They were turning earth for condos" Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Aug 2020 3:26 p.m. PST |
… in Pittsburgh and came across cannonballs at site of Union arsenal. A lot of it. "A construction crew building condominiums in Pittsburgh last month came across a cache of artillery rounds near the site of an arsenal that supplied the Union army during the Civil War…"
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Extrabio1947  | 26 Aug 2020 4:23 p.m. PST |
Wow. I hope they weren't live! I'm thinking if it's the site of an arsenal as opposed to a foundry, they might well be. Or at least, some of them might be. Interesting article, Armand. Thank you for sharing. |
 ColCampbell | 26 Aug 2020 5:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks, Armand. I sent this along to several friends who are very interested in Civil War artifacts. Jim |
| Zephyr1 | 26 Aug 2020 9:13 p.m. PST |
Some of them still looked stacked. And I'd say the ones with the fuses intact should be considered 'live'… |
| Bill N | 27 Aug 2020 6:17 a.m. PST |
I am surprised that the shot would have been stored armed. |
| Tango01 | 27 Aug 2020 12:43 p.m. PST |
A votre service mes amis!. (smile) Amicaleemnt
Armand |
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