Civil War canon on the OG side. Aiming at Asbury Park. By Jean Bredin. 4/3/22
“No rhyme or reason…just resting on a bench next to this cannon.
Very quiet in town…” Jean Bredin around town–winds up at Founders Park
Here’s a Blogfinger link about a canon at Gettysburg:
Remembering the Battle of Gettysburg and the symbols that remind us of its meaning.
ANITA O’DAY “Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year.”
The cannon was displayed on the lawn of the Potts property along with a captured confederate cannon wheel. The wheel was thrown into the lake by Halloween vandals. “One of the unique [flagpoles] stands on the edge of the yard behind a white picket fence just before you go over the Embury bridge (one nearest Main Street) to Asbury Park. It has recently been rehabilitated. The base is a cannon from the Civil War placed so the muzzle points skyward. A pole has been inserted and the ball on top is the copper float from a flush box.” OGT 28 Jun. 1973.