Photo Gallery | Photo Gallery: Cannon returns to Lowell Civil War Monument

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Monday, May 26th, 2014, 3:00pm

Cannon arrives

The 12 pounder arrived at Lowell's Oakwood Cemetery Thursday, May 22.

Photo courtesy Dave Thompson.

Cannon installed

A crane was called in to lift the 3,800 pound cannon onto its memorial base.

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Cannon in place

The naval cannon was cast in 1853 in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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Civil War Monument finished

The Lowell Civil War Memorial has been without a cannon since 1990, when vandals stuffed M-80s into the historic barrel.

Photo courtesy Dave Thompson.

Civil War Monument finished

The American Legion has been working to renovate the memorial since 2012.

Photo courtesy Dave Thompson.

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