Cannonball Detonated on Boston Beach

Posted At : March 26, 2015 8:07 PM | Posted By : Admin
Related Categories: Civil War Era Munitions

Boston, Massachusetts The State Police Bomb Squad safely carried out a controlled explosion of an old, rusty, 12-inch Civil War Era cannonball found by a fisherman. The cannonball was found under a sand berm on Carson Beach near Castle Island.

The round was suspected of being filled with black powder. The cannonball was disposed without incident.

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