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27. GETTYSBURG GUN: A Cannonball Trapped in Time
Weird Island
English - August 31, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 16.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 151 ratingsHistory True Crime mansions newport newportmansions providence rhode island rhodeislandhistory rihistory true crime history horror Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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
Episode 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