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Description: Cannon Square, Stonington, Connecticut. The two cannons at this site were used to repulse the failed British Naval attack at Stonington Point during the War of 1812. At center is "The Defenders of the Fort" memorial. The two cannons are 18-pounders, cast at West Point Foundry in the 1780s.
Title: Cannon Square, Stonington, Connecticut
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Author: Kenneth C. Zirkel
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