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We fired a real Civil War cannon built in 1865

At the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia, we got the rare chance to fire an original Brooke rifled naval cannon built in 1865. Designed near the end of the Civil War, this massive ...
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This 1865 cannon nearly destroyed ironclads and now it fires again

Firing the Brooke rifled naval cannon at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia! And a little history on the cannon. Heavy snow warning as up to 10 inches to strike — travel ...