Cannon Barrel

Cannon Barrel (HM1FV2)

Location: St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 7K6 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 9.374', W 79° 11.658'

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In 1960, the Lincoln Historical Society (now the St. Catharines Historical Society) recovered this cannon barrel from the banks of Twelve Mile Creek, formerly the route of the First and Second Welland Canals. It had been buried in the area under the Burgoyne Bridge below Yates Street.


The barrel displays no crests or markings to indicate its country or place of origin, not its maker or date of manufacture. The bent barrel and broken pintles (the 'pins' on either side of the barrel upon which it pivots) suggest the cannon was intentionally discarded. Perhaps it was brought to St. Catharines in the 19th century as ballast in a ship passing through the Canal or maybe it was on a ship being repaired at a local shipyard.
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HM NumberHM1FV2
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Date Added Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 4:56am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17G E 646807 N 5220252
Decimal Degrees-43.15623333, -79.19430000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 9.374', W 79° 11.658'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 9' 22.44" N, 79° 11' 39.48" W
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Area Code(s)810
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2898 Welland Canals Trail, St. Catharines Ontario L2R 7K6, CA
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