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re: Teedy apparently took away the cannon on the riverfront at Jackson Square yesterday
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:41 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:41 pm to Y.A. Tittle
That looks like / I think that is a Parrott rifle. If so, that was a type used mainly to almost exclusively during the Civil War. So notwithstanding that AFAIK the Washington Artillery saw action in other wars, that's probably why the cannon, and maybe that memorial or whatever, is being removed.
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Not sure why the downvoting--I am just providing factual information that may be informative to some.
[ETA]
Not sure why the downvoting--I am just providing factual information that may be informative to some.
This post was edited on 8/17/22 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 8/17/22 at 4:47 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I’ll be damned if I ever spend another penny in that shite hole
Posted on 8/17/22 at 4:55 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Residents turn in their Cannon for cash at New Orleans buy-back event Saturday (Aug. 13) in Algiers
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