Photographs of
Green Island Cannon
pre-1761
Believed to be made of wrought iron, hoop-and-stave construction
Centreville Cape Sable Island
Shelburne County Nova Scotia
Located at the Archelaus Smith Museum on the east side of Highway 330
GPS location: 43°28’59″N 65°36’37″W
This document, on display at the Archelaus Smith Museum,
is not dated. We do not know when it was written, or when
this ancient cannon was moved from Green Island to its
present location. 1990s? 1980s? 1970s?
The above photographs were taken on 14 August 2003.
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…
Archelaus Smith Historical Society
Cannon History and Technology Gunfounding 101
by the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum, Key West, Florida
http://www.melfisher.org/cannonsurvey/gunfounding101.htm
Manufacturing a wrought-iron cannon
by the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum, Key West, Florida
http://www.melfisher.org/cannonsurvey/forgedguns.htm
Manufacturing a cast-iron or cast-bronze cannon
by the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum, Key West, Florida
http://www.melfisher.org/cannonsurvey/castguns.htm
Wrought Iron Through the Ages by Fagan’s Forge
http://www.fagansforge.com/html/about_wrought_iron_.html
Iron Working
http://www.regia.org/ironwork.htm
Cannons: Reconstruction of Early Medieval Cannons by David Lazenby
http://www.middelaldercentret.dk/english/cannon2.htm
