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Archive Home > 2012 > December > 07 > Historic cannon is back in Shevlin Park for a day

Historic cannon is back in Shevlin Park for a day

By Ben Botkin / The Bulletin
December 7, 2012

An historic cannon made an appearance Thursday in Shevlin Park after a 169-year absence.

Volunteers with the Des Chutes Historical Museum packed up the 223-pound brass cannon, taking it to Shevlin Park for photographs. The cannon was with John Fremont, a famous Oregon explorer of the 1800s.

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