Photographs of
Bear River
Cannon
Cast iron
Bear River
Annapolis County
Nova Scotia
Located at the intersection of Main Street with Upper River Road
GPS location: 44°34’35″N 65°38’19″W
Google map showing this location
Photographed on 16 June 2003
Photographed on 22 June 2006
Photographed on 22 June 2006
Other Old Cannons in Nova Scotia
What’s the big deal about cannons?
Nowadays, cannon and other forms of artillery from the 1700s and 1800s are nothing more than quaint noise-makers. We see them only in the movies and onTV, or at occasional demonstrations at historic sites. Intheir day, cannons were the most powerful, far-reaching and fearsome weaponsavailable…
