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Description: Trubia Rifles - this Spanish-American War trophy was awarded to the Village of Freeport by the United States Navy. The history of this Spanish 8-inch cannon “Trubia” as having been captured at Morro Castle by U.S. Naval Forces at Santiago de Cuba in 1898. Made in Spain, the cannon weighs 12,040 lbs. In the background, The Freeport Bank's second location built in 1905. Reportedly “practically fireproof,” this claim proved to be false when in April 1918 a fire broke out on the third floor. However, the building still stands. A Hempstead historic site
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