24 Pounder Cast Iron Bloomfield - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Posted by: Weathervane
N 46° 14.074 W 063° 07.683
20T E 490126 N 5120117
This Cast Iron Bloomfield 24 pounder Muzzleloading Gun is located at the corner of Queen and Grafton Streets, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Only half of the cannon is displayed, the other half being buried in ground.
Waymark Code: WM12H31
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date Posted: 05/27/2020
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Cetainly an unusual sight on a busy street corner. An information panel on site provides information about how this cannon happened to be where it is:
Inscription on the panel:
"This cannon fell off a cliff near Fort Amherst and landed in Charlottetown Harbour. Pulled from the water by Theophilus DesBrisay, it was brought into town and placed in the ground outside his family's drug store, Apothecaries Hall. Posted here, at the corner of Queen and Grafton Streets, the cannon served Charlottetown well: propping up tired townsfolk, hitching horses, and flying flags during royal visits from Britain."
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Clearly, the British Navy had a surplus of cannons after 1759. Because of this many were left in Canada. Eventually they were displayed in military installations, including forts, citadels, armouries, next to cenotaphs, in cemeteries, etc. Some were given to be used by lighthouses operators to warn ships navigating on the Saint Lawrence River during foggy days.