Revolutionary War Cannon

Forged in 1762 in Leicester,

England, this cannon was part

of an outpost located near here

to defend the causeway at Four

Holes Creek during the

Revolutionary War. It was

recovered from the creek

beneath six feet of silt by a

bridge work crew in 1921.

(Plaque Behind Cannon):

A ...

This Bronze Cannon

This bronze cannon was made at Douai France in 1751, by Berenger the great gun manufacturer, for the House of the Bourbons. After many travels and vicissitudes, it was discovered mounted in defence of Fort Morro Santiago, Cuba. Upon the ...

Old Revolutionary Cannon

Mounted by

Toms River Camera Club

1908

Marker is on Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Cannon from the U.S.S. Constitution

This Cannon from The

U.S.S. Constitution

"Old Ironsides" Was

Presented to the Sandy

Bay Historical Society

By Descendants of The

First Settler, Richard

Tarr, and Dedicated

August 20, 1931

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Mt. Pleasant Street (Massachusetts Route 127A) and Broadway, on the right when ...

Cannon Ball House

Circa 1750

Osborn House – Home of Rev. Soldiers and later home of Hollingsworth and Darby Fur Mill associated with Cannon Ball from battle of the Short Hills, June 27, 1777.

Marker is on Front Street (County Route 620), on the right ...

Cannons

The word “cannon” is derived from the Latin canna, meaning tube, pipe or gun and dates back to the 13th Century. In the 1400’s, the term described a cylinder made from iron bars “soldered” together and fortified with iron hoops.

By ...

Braddock Cannon

(North Side):

This monument marks the trail taken by the army of General Braddock which left Alexandria on April 20, 1755 to defend the western frontier against the French and Indians.

Erected by the Society of Colonial Dames of America in the ...

Mt. Aetna Cannon

Mt. Aetna Furnace, at which this cannon was cast in 1776, was located one mile west along Mt. Aetna Road from its

predecessor Antietam furnace which was along Mt. Lena Road. Numerous records from the Revolutionary period describe

the ...

The Cannon Gate

In this vicinity was the original entrance to the 'Picatinny Powder Depot.' In 1885, five years after this post's establishment, Major J.P. Farley, the second Commander (1883-87) had erected these wrought iron gates constructed around Columbiads, coastal defense guns. This ...

Save the Cannon!

March 7, 1862 - Mid-Morning

Like maddened hornets, Confederate infantrymen boiled out of Morgan's Woods, crossed Leetown Road, and swarmed toward the six Federal cannon that had unlimbered in this corner of Oberson's cornfield. Captain William Black stood in front of ...