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Three Pound Cannonball Franklin Texas

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Three Pound Cannonball Franklin Texas
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Found in a ditch on a farm in Franklin, Texas. From 1840s. Cannonball 3" dia. Modern Case 6.25" x 6.25" x 5.25". Reportedly found 3-1/2 Miles from Franklin, Texas Ex-collection of the Brownsville United Confederate Veterans Museum. Provenance: Comes with attestation signed by James Anderson that this cannonball was found 3-1/2 miles from Franklin, Texas and was donated to the Brownsville United Confederate Veterans Museum. It was on display there from 1897 until 1929 when the museum closed. Anderson’s attestation says that it was “brought home by my grandfather who was the last curator of the museum when it closed down and there was no way to return the displays to the original owners or families.”