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While touring historic Fort Sumter with the National Park Service, we spotted a Civil War artillery projectile still embedded in the brick wall—right where it struck over 160 years ago. Join us as we ...
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Last week, workers at a SafeChem drop-off site came across something they don't usually see: A Civil War-era cannonball. The Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW ...
A cannonball from the Civil War Era. "Definitely piqued most people's interest in the office," said Matt McPherson, marketing and communication director for Kent County Department of Public Works.
Early in the Civil War, two ironclad ships faced off in a battle that would change naval warfare forever. What made ironclad ...
(WOOD) — The Kent County Department of Public Works says it evacuated its Wealthy Street facility last week after someone dropped off a cannonball that is believed to be from the Civil War era.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Kent County Recycling Center has issued a gentle reminder not to throw out your Civil War-era cannonballs during spring cleaning. The guidance comes after someone recently ...
The device — a cannonball believed to be from the Civil War — was left at a SafeChem drop-off site on April 23 in Grand Rapids, the Kent County Department of Public Works said in an April 30 ...
In Virginia, it’s not uncommon to unearth relics from the Civil War, but finding a 50mm French mortar dating to WWII is ...
HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — Bomb technicians with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation detonated an antique cannonball that was given as a gift to a man in the north Georgia mountains. Habersham ...
They’ve been magnet fishing Tempe Town Lake for three years, and at one point they found a treasure believed to be a civil war-era cannonball. Tons of online comments made fun of the cannonball ...
The vessel can handle the explosive force of 10 pounds of C4 and will be used throughout the region, not just within ...