<p>A metal ball with a circular hole in the middle</p>
<p>This iron cannonball is believed to have been left at Waiilatpu by John C. Fremont (1813-1890), an American explorer, politician, and soldier, during his 1843 expedition of the West. Fremont’s expedition supplies included a Howitzer cannon and he left several extra cannonballs behind during his brief stay at the mission. This cannonball was found during an archaeological excavation in 1941 near the site of the mission’s first house.
Catalog Number: WHMI 109
Object Name: Cannonball
Medium: iron
Date: circa 1843
Dimensions: Diameter 11.48 cm</p>
NPS Photo
Taken on 24 June 2020
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