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This English cannon, cast in 1798, was captured during the War of 1812 by the Salem privateer Grand Turk, bought by Swampscott fishermen in 1835 for use as a fog signal, and last discharged on July 4, 1857. It was later dedicated by the town as a memorial to the fishermen of Swampscott at the site of the original fish houses.
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Swampscott, Massachusetts · United States
