EPISODE · Aug 31, 2021 · 21 MIN
27. GETTYSBURG GUN: A Cannonball Trapped in Time
from Weird Island · host Sara Elizabeth Corben
In the entrance of the Rhode Island state house there is a cannon with a cannonball stuck in its muzzle. And for 100 years, no one checked to see if that cannon was filled with explosive gunpowder. To Visit: Rhode Island State House | 82 Smith St, Providence, RI 02903Episode Source Material: Our Story: The Lives and Legacy of Those Who Served in Battery B First Rhode Island Light ArtilleryOn the Gettysburg anniversary, a cannon in R.I. has a story to tellFirst Floor - Rhode Island - Nellie M. GorbeaThe Gettysburg GunCivil War monument to Battery B 1st Rhode Island Artillery at GettysburgBattle of Gettysburg - WikipediaPickett's Charge FactsArtillery in the Civil War1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery BWilliam Jones, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery – Killed at Gettysburg
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In the entrance of the Rhode Island state house there is a cannon with a cannonball stuck in its muzzle. And for 100 years, no one checked to see if that cannon was filled with explosive gunpowder. To Visit: Rhode Island State House | 82 Smith St, Providence, RI 02903
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