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When preparing a land for a future commercial venture, a resident of the U.S. state of Mississippi made an unusual discovery: over 200 cannon bullets from the United States Civil War (1861-1865) were buried on the property. The collection of military artifacts, which includes different types of ammunition used in combats of the time, may be linked to two battles fought in the region in July 1862. The owner, Harold Knight, told that he initially …
Property owner discovers more than 200 Civil War-era cannonballs on his land
A Mississippi man found dozens of Civil War-era relics, including 200 cannonballs, buried on his property. Harold Knight said he first stumbled onto the historical treasure trove while preparing a plot of land he owned along US Route 45 in Booneville, Mississippi for commercial development. “I found one cannonball laying on top of the ground...
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