“You don’t want people digging up everywhere, trying to find artifacts and those kind of things,” explained Spanish Fort mayor, Mike McMillan. “It was during an excavation of a business site and it was found.”
The 8.5' cannon recently returned to Spanish Ft. from the Florida Dept. of State where it went through a preservation process It is believed the cannon predates the Revolutionary War, so it is a head-scratcher. The shroud of mystery sits well though, with some residents.
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