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Artillery Shell Kills Schuylkill County Man

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A 12-pound artillery shell left behind by New York troops had been lying around Anthony Burns's house near Pottsville, PA for a year as the Civil War drew to a close. Someone brought it inside and the results were horrifying. Read the story.
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Artillery Shell Kills Schuylkill County Man

A 12-pound artillery shell left behind by New York troops had been lying around Anthony Burns's house near Pottsville, PA for a year as the Civil War drew to a close. Someone brought it inside and the results were horrifying. Read the story.

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Wynning History broke the news on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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