Noonday Gun
weapon (side)
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Municipality/Province: Ottawa, ON
Memorial number: 35061-010
Type: Iron weapon
Address: 1 Vimy Place
Location: Canadian War Museum
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.4164748 Long: -75.7172474
This memorial, a nine-pound naval cannon, was given to the British army garrison stationed in Ottawa in 1854 by the British military. It was purchased by the Canadian government in 1869 and, for many years, fired as the "Noonday Gun".
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