"Alamo cannonball found" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	03 Apr 2026 6:07 a.m. PST
Archaeologists have uncovered a historic cannonball at the Alamo — an artifact that was likely fired during the 1836 battle… Fox News: link
Frederick	03 Apr 2026 6:51 a.m. PST
The Mexicans want it back
ochoin	03 Apr 2026 12:29 p.m. PST
They can have it. You guys got a cannon?
TimePortal	03 Apr 2026 12:41 p.m. PST
It is always fascinating when you are able to see such history for yourself.especially when outside and not in a museum. I was able to examine two cannon balls at my EMA position about two decades ago. The private owner had found them when the foundation for a hospital foundation was being dug. They turned out to be from the War of 1812 when A wing of Jackson's force camped here in order to subdue Creek Muskogee villages in the area.
Parzival	03 Apr 2026 1:33 p.m. PST
I know few weapons details of the period. Were solid bronze cannonballs common? Were they cheaper or somehow more effective?
ochoin	03 Apr 2026 3:45 p.m. PST
My brother was working on an Olympic's site in London when he looked down & saw two, small discs. They were coins: Roman coins from Constantine the Great's two sons. He was told by the site supervisor to put them in his pocket & tell no-one because they were behind schedule & didn't need an archaeological survey. He later gave me them. They're beautiful & in mint condition. I do wonder what, if anything, now lies under that stadium?

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