A blast that harkens back to the past. The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s reproduction Civil War-era cannon was fired Saturday, Aug. 9, in Smiley Park. The raucous noise of the reproduction Model 1857 ...
The Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s reproduction Civil War-era cannon will be fired at an event 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, in Smiley Park, between the Lincoln Shrine and Redlands’ A.K. Smiley Public Library.
The Alamo’s “18-pounder” cannon that famously fired a defiant shot in response to Santa Anna’s demand for surrender in 1836 was actually a smaller 9-pounder altered to fire heavier rounds, a ...