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War Memorial "The Cannon"

The Colonial Beach War Memorial is located on a little pie-shaped piece of land at the corner of Irving and Boundary streets. One thing I noticed is that if you look at it from a certain angle, the portion of the memorial that's referred to as "The Cannon" looks like it is aimed directly at a stop sign. I found that amusing, but this is a serious place.

The Cannon is just that, a large cannon like you'd find on a Navy vessel. It sits atop a brick foundation next to the beach. Also located here is a flagpole flying old glory as well as a couple of plaques with more information about the site and the folks involved. The site was dedicated on October 5, 1947 and it has served for over 60 years as a lasting tribute to those who served our country and town so heroically.

Project Colonial Beach has been managing the upkeep of this area of late, and with their hard work it is ready for it's next 60 years as a monument to the area's war veterans.

A good time to visit this site is during the yearly ceremony held on Memorial Day. Here are pictures from the 2009 event:

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