ABC Wednesday - C is for Cannon
This cannon sits at an old fort that is at the entrance to the harbor in Kittery Maine.
It is located at Fort McClary, which was built back in 1715.
This old beast of a weapon now sits behind a grassy bank, no longer aiming down the river it once protected.
The front of it has been filled with concrete - perhaps to keep out the youngsters small enough to crawl inside it .
This cannon is quite large and very heavy - I wouldn't have wanted to be the one to set it off in time of war - it must have had one heck of a kick-back!
It is located at Fort McClary, which was built back in 1715.
This old beast of a weapon now sits behind a grassy bank, no longer aiming down the river it once protected.
The front of it has been filled with concrete - perhaps to keep out the youngsters small enough to crawl inside it .
This cannon is quite large and very heavy - I wouldn't have wanted to be the one to set it off in time of war - it must have had one heck of a kick-back!
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Nice old cannon.
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Whoa! Biggun!
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
I saw a working cannon in Virginia a few years back. LOUD and smelly too! Concrete is probably the way to go...
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Awesome patina on the old cannon.
ReplyDeleteA perfect choice for the letter C.
What a unique cannon...I like the your photography too. Nice entry for the Letter C.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much texture and history in this canon shot.
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