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What happened to the Wheels on the Scotch Plains Cannon?

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Real Estate Agent with Remax First Realty II 0790808

 

Scotch Plains Cannon

 

Near the center of downtown Scotch Plains is a World War I cannon that was given to the town after WWII.  The
gift was a thank you for residents purchasing a minimum of $20,000 in War Bonds.  The resident's of Scotch Plains generously gave more than $200,000 in support of the war effort.   

So as the picture shows the cannon sits in it's glory, but something is missing.  

The wheels.  

Because the cannon had been sitting for so long, the wooden wheels were heavily damaged.  The wheels have been shipped to an Amish wheel worker in Pennsylvania to do the restoration work.  

The wheels should be back on before the summer.  We'll do another post (with a picture) to show the restored look of the cannon.  

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~ Wayne & Jean 

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Comments (9)

Stephen Howell
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Annapolis, MD
Annapolis MD Homes For Sale 443-994-8043

Wayne/Jean, wow a canon in the middle of town!!! Wheels or no wheels, that still pretty awesome.  Thanks for taking time to comment on sights around downtown Scotch Plains, New Jersey!

Feb 03, 2013 04:56 AM
Carolyn Roland- In Delaware and S. Chester County PA
Independent architectural histor'n - Wilmington, DE
Carolyn Roland, GRI, CRS

The good news is that no one is going to be trying to roll it out anytime soon! Sounds like a neat town!

Feb 03, 2013 04:59 AM
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

Thanks for stopping by, Stephen - Scotch Plains is a great town with a lot of interesting sights :)

Hi Carolyn - You're right, but kids love to get their photos next to it in the spring!

Feb 03, 2013 06:09 AM
Joetta Fort
The DiGiorgio Group - Arvada, CO
Independent Broker, Homes Denver to Boulder

Who would have thought massive equipment like that would have wooden wheels?  Cute story!

Feb 03, 2013 06:22 AM
Dan Tabit
Keller Williams Bellevue - Sammamish, WA

This is cool.  I thought the wheels might be missing to keep it from rolling away. 

Feb 03, 2013 06:52 AM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Wayne and Jean it is so good that there are still craftsmen to do restoration work.  The knowledge has not been passed on to the present generation for so many specialize craft.

Feb 03, 2013 08:21 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Wayne & Jean, glad to hear the wheels are being repaired and returned to this historic site.

Feb 03, 2013 08:30 AM
Christine McDaniel
Christine McDaniel Realty, LLC - Avon, IN
Broker Associate

Very cool!  We have a canon in Crown Point also.  Crown Point is the only city around here to have something like that. 

Feb 13, 2013 10:55 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
Look forward to seeing those wheels
Feb 17, 2013 11:05 AM