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Old November 16, 2013, 02:05 PM   #1
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One of Johnny Burgoyne's cannon's found

in Alabama. It has been returned to the National Park Service at Saratoga.

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Old November 16, 2013, 02:28 PM   #2
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SAFE Cannon

A good story with a happy ending. If it was not for Federal ownership of the Saratoga Battlefield, Il Cuomo would probably have gun-controlled that historical cannon to the smelter.
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Old November 16, 2013, 06:42 PM   #3
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Cool Beans!
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Old November 17, 2013, 09:19 AM   #4
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That... is quite a story!



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Old November 17, 2013, 08:36 PM   #5
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Great story!
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