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Sag Harbor Civil War Cannon Gets a Makeover

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Sam Fisher, a Sag Harbor Village employee, left, and Chuck Lattanzio maneuver the nearly 1,500-pound cannon into position at the Civil War Monument early Tuesday. COURTESY DEE YARDLEY

Sam Fisher, a Sag Harbor Village employee, left, and Chuck Lattanzio maneuver the nearly 1,500-pound cannon into position at the Civil War Monument early Tuesday. COURTESY DEE YARDLEY

The barrel of the cannon is engraved with the date 1864, its manufacturer, S. McM & Co., and its weight, 1,498 pounds. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The barrel of the cannon is engraved with the date 1864, its manufacturer, S. McM & Co., and its weight, 1,498 pounds. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The circa-1864 cannon awaiting repainting at the Sag Harbor Village Department of Public Works garage. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The circa-1864 cannon awaiting repainting at the Sag Harbor Village Department of Public Works garage. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jul 26, 2023
Not many people noticed that the cannon that sat at the foot of Sag Harbor’s Civil War monument had disappeared this spring, and that includes the large crowd that gathered... more

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