RARE CIVIL WAR CANNON BALL
4 POUNDER, EXCAVATED
FORT CHURCHILL, NEVADA
HERE IS ONE YOU WON'T SEE VERY OFTEN. UP FOR SALE IS A 4 POUNDER CANNON BALL FROM FORT CHURCHILL NEVADA. THIS IS A RATHER NICE CANNON BALL WEIGHING 3 LB. 12 0Z. AND 3" DIAMETER. THIS COMES FROM A MAN IN NAVADA, AND IT WAS FOUND WITH OWNER PERMISSION ON PRIVATE LAND LONG BEFORE THAT SITE WAS DECLARED A NATIONAL HISTORICAL LANDMARK. YOU PROBABLY WILL NEVER SEE ANOTHER ONE SINCE DIGGING IS PROHIBITED.
FORT CHURCHILL WAS ESTABLISHED IN JULY, 1860, BY UNION SOLDERS TO PROTECT EARLY SETTLERS AND SUPPLY ROUTES FROM NATIVE AMERICANS DURING THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD. IT WAS ALSO A SITE OF THE PONY EXPRESS STOP. IT WAS SITUATED ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE CARSON RIVER IN THE TERRITORY THAT WOULD LATER BECOME THE STATE OF NEVADA. IT CONSISTED OF SOME 20 BUILDINGS AND WAS MANNED BY APPROX. 200 SOLDIERS. IT IS NOW RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. CHECK IT OUT ON THE WEB.
THIS COMES WITH A GLASS ENCLOSED DISPLAY CASE, REAL GLASS AND WOOD CONSTRUCTION AS SHOWN IN PHOTO AND I WILL INCLUDE COPIES OF THE PICTURES YOU SEE ABOVE, FROM THE AREA. GREAT FOR DESK, SHELF OR FIREPLACE MANTLE. A GREAT DISPLAY OF AMERICAN HISTORY FROM AN AREA THAT YOU DON'T SEE RELICS FROM, AND YOU PROBABLY WON'T SEE AGAIN. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
ITEM IS FOR SALE IN UNITED STATES. FREIGHT QUOTED IS FOR SHIPMENT WITHIN THE LOWER 48 UNITED STATES. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL BE AT ADDITIONAL COST TO BUYER. PAYMENT EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF BID CLOSING UNLESS YOU MAKE PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS. I SHIP ALMOST AS FAST AS YOU PAY, SO YOU WON'T BE WAITING FOR THIS LONG.
PLEASE ENLARGE PHOTO'S AND ASK QUESTIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING. YOU WON'T BE DISAPOINTED
