A cannon from the U.S.S. Constitution, "Old Ironsides," was obtained by the City of Galion from the Boston Navy Yards in 1934. Built in 1797, the Constitution saw action in the Barbary Coast War and the War of 1812. After many battles, the frigate was ordered destroyed in 1830, but public sentiment saved it for rebuilding. In 1855 it was retired as a training ship, rebuilt and reactivated in 1877, and drydocked and repaired as a memorial on its 100th anniversary in 1897. In 1930, Congress appropriated $300,000 to return "Old Ironsides" to sea for 22,000 miles of visits to American ports before its final retirement and dismantlement in 1933. Galion Mayor Wilbur M. King secured one of its cannons through a navy friend, and it was brought to Galion in 1934 with shipping costs paid by L.M. Ligget, then president of Hercules Products, Inc. The cannon stood in front of the Hercules Sherman Street plant until 1962 and was later placed as part of a memorial to all Ohio law enforcement officers dedicated on Oct. 15, 1967.