(March 24, 2016 at 6:04 am)Nymphadora Wrote: Well you know, it could have rolled off the side of some now non-existent bridge.
No the place it was found is a long time military port for that age of cannon, close to the coast, civil war age. It could have had land intent sure but it was either part of a military boat or being shipped to it's destination. But the "most likely" is what got me. Odds are it did fall off a boat considering where it was found. As heavy as those things are, it is highly unlikely it was washed into the river.
It is true we don't know, but that is why the "most likely" made me laugh. I think if it had been found on the banks near a known fort, that would have been reported. It isn't like those cannons are made out of cork and float.
