They were built to rain hell on the battlefield, but four antique weapons of war have been reduced to scrap metal after decades of exposure and neglect on the campus of Bronx Community College. Kevin ...
When I was just a young child growing up in Concord, N.H., my thoughts were never far from the history that surrounded me. Our ancestors participated in every war, battle after battle, to secure the ...
The antique cannons that provide this auditory extravaganza are no ordinary armaments. Most of them hail from the Civil War era and are (carefully) hauled by truck over to the event from nearby ...
BLAIRSVILLE — A pair of mighty Parrott cannons have stood for decades as sentinels to the ground dedicated to military servicemen in Blairsville Cemetery. Until this week, they flanked a brick podium ...
SPRINGFIELD — History students on Saturday took great precaution not to blow their hands off — or anything else. The students, young and old alike, signed up to learn how to fire Revolutionary and ...
PROVIDENCE — One of the three antique cannons fired in the 19-gun salute for Gov. Gina Raimondo's inauguration was made by Paul Revere, said some of the militia commanders dressed in uniforms of the ...
The thunderous crack of 17 antique cannons accompanied by a playing of the "1812 Overture" will once again highlight this year's Fourth of July celebration at Long's Park Sunday. Beginning at 7:30 p.m ...
MANZANITA - The two cannons recovered from the beach at Arch Cape in February are in temporary storage at Nehalem Bay State Park, just off U.S Highway 101 near Manzanita. The cannons will be available ...
DILLON - A small cannon, taken from the back room of a museum here by a compulsive antiques thief, has been returned nine years later. Assistant Police Chief Paul Craft, said it gave him "great ...
A video camera captured a suspicious vehicle at the time military memorabilia was stolen. It's a blue, late 1990s Chevrolet extended cab truck. Courtesy photo Crime Stoppers of Wichita-Sedgwick County ...