Cannonball: 1812 History

Cannonball

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Sponsors:: This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.
Media Type:: Object
Description:: A cannonball of this type would have been used during the War of 1812.

This brown, iron cannonball is 16 inches in circumference and approximately 5 inches in diameter. The surface is of the cannonball is pitted. There is a band that goes around the entire circumference of the cannonball with striations marking the surface. The cannonball is perfectly round and weighs 19.4 pounds.

This cannonball is considered to be an "18 pounder", however, we have not been able to determine the type of artillery it would have been used with.
Date of Original:: 18th century-19th century
Dimensions:: Width: 12.7 cm
Subject(s):: Ammunition
Arms & armament
Artillery (Weaponry)
Cannon balls
War
Military
Military - 1812
War of 1812
Local identifier:: 1979.14.1
Geographic Coverage:: Canada - Ontario - St. Catharines

Latitude: 43.15472954451306
Longitude: -79.19408798217773
Donor:: Purchased from Brian Rudy
Copyright Statement:: Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Copyright Date:: 2010
Creative Commons licence:: [more details]
Recommended Citation:: Image courtesy of the St. Catharines Museum
Terms of Use:: Please contact the St. Catharines Museum for any reproductions of this image
Contact:: St. Catharines Museum
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1932 Welland Canals Parkway P.O. Box 3012 St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2
Phone: 905-984-8880

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