EOD Responds to Civil War Cannonball Find

Bridgeton, North Carolina A road construction crew uncovered a Civil War era cannon ball during the widening project of Route 17 near Antioch Road. The construction company reportedly moved the nearly 50-pound cannonball to a secured fenced-in area before calling the police.

The police responded with support from the Craven County Emergency Management Division. The Marine EOD unit out of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point was called for technical support. EOD responded and identified that the fuze of the cannonball was still intact.

EOD safely transported the munition in a total containment vessel to MCAS Cherry Point for further analysis. The MCAS Cherry Point Public Affairs Office reported that EOD plans to preserve the munition after it has been successfully inerted.