A civil war cannonball washes up on SC beach
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
September 9, 2019 6:31pm CST
After Dorian came through, beachgoers came around to clean up the beach and see what might have washed up. None of them were expecting to find a Cannonball from the Civil War. Authorities were called and the cannonball was deemed safe.
What a cool find!
A couple in Folly Beach, SC located a Civil War-era cannonball that was revealed by the waves and rain brought on by Hurricane Dorian. According to reports, ...
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
10 Sep 19
Well look at that..it makes you realize how much is in our oceans.
@rebelann (117244)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Sep 19
Cast Iron should be rusty if it's been in salty water all these decades @ScribbledAdNauseum
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
10 Sep 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum That is amazing it didnt.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Sep 19
It definitely does. Makes us realize how many years a thing can stay at the bottom of an ocean and not decompose.
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@Deepizzaguy (122220)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Sep 19
That is one amazing find in a beach in South Carolina. Wonders never cease to amaze me.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Sep 19
I wish I had been there to experience it for myself.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Sep 19
@Deepizzaguy I would have just appreciated how close history was to me.
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@Deepizzaguy (122220)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Sep 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum I agree with you since I would be saying "We are living in the Twilight Zone."
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Sep 19
Yes, I was pretty amazed at the cannon ball washing up like that. Driftwood, sea life, perhaps things from nearby homes, but a piece of war history showing up is pretty amazing.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Sep 19
Yep, from what I have read they have.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Sep 19
@rebelann I thought so to. A real piece of history that got washed up.
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Sep 19
That is odd but also interesting. If authenticated it should go to a museum
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Sep 19
I am sure that is where it is heade. Of course, I would personally want it to go home with me so I could own a piece of history.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Sep 19
I would have loved to have found that.
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