Civil War-era Cannon Unearthed At Va Fort
November 4, 2009 | Posted by javal Officials at Fort Monroe say experts have unearthed an 11-foot-long cannon from the 1860s as part of a four-month munitions probe.
The probe by a team of environmental and unexploded ordnance experts is in preparation for Fort Monroe’s closure in September 2011.
Officials say the Civil War-era cannon is believed to be a four-and-a-half-inch ordnance rifle. It was buried vertically, with the uppermost edge about two inches below ground level. If so, it would be one of only 57 known to exist.
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