London Bridge Lamp Posts
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The lamp posts on the London Bridge were made from cannons that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2017
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The cannons of Napoleon Bonaparte's failed French army at Waterloo were melted down to create lamp posts for the bridge in the mid-1800s.
These original bridge lamp posts were part of the London Bridge purchase in 1963 by early 20th century industrialist and entrepreneur Robert P. McCulloch.
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