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LilLisa83 · 09-10-2019, 01:48 PM

Civil War Cannonballs Found on South Carolina Beach in Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian | Mental Floss
Hurricane Dorian skimmed the United States' East Coast last week, creating a trail of damage residents are still dealing with. But it wasn't just trash and debris the storm surges left behind: As WCSC reports, two cannonballs dating back to the Civil War were discovered on Folly Beach in South Carolina in the aftermath of the storm.

Labonte18 · 09-10-2019, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LilLisa83

Civil War Cannonballs Found on South Carolina Beach in Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian | Mental Floss
Hurricane Dorian skimmed the United States' East Coast last week, creating a trail of damage residents are still dealing with. But it wasn't just trash and debris the storm surges left behind: As WCSC reports, two cannonballs dating back to the Civil War were discovered on Folly Beach in South Carolina in the aftermath of the storm.

No surprise. I've found a ton of civil war bullets back when I was into metal detecting here in SC.

Folly Beach is just a few miles, as the crow flies, from Fort Sumter.

rjshae · 09-10-2019, 02:15 PM

They hadn't rusted away in the salt water? That's curious.

Aredhel · 09-10-2019, 02:47 PM

It really does give us an idea of the power of the storm, that it could wash up 150 year old objects from the sea floor and deposit them on a beach.

Aredhel · 09-10-2019, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rjshae

They hadn't rusted away in the salt water? That's curious.

They were probably cast from lead, which doesn't rust.

Labonte18 · 09-10-2019, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rjshae

They hadn't rusted away in the salt water? That's curious.

Well.. This story shows a picture of one of them.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/09/us/do...rnd/index.html

There wasn't.. To an untrained eye, I don't think that is recognized as a civil war era cannonball.

And, it notes that 16 were found after Hurricane Matthew.

StcLurker · 09-11-2019, 04:26 PM

note to self, if I find a cannonball... don't call the government.

I'd be pissed, I'd want to either keep it or auction it off to a serious collector and make a couple dollars