Revolutionary War Cannonball Discovered In Brooklyn Heights, Report Says

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN – A cannonball that could have been fired during the Revolutionary War has landed on a Brooklyn Heights coffee table, according to the Brooklyn Paper.

A worker found the ancient ammunition sitting on a table inside a Middagh Street house under renovation, according to the report. It apparently had been placed there during demolition work two years ago and forgotten about until a crew returned to the site to dig a trench.

“There’s really no way of knowing exactly where it came from or how it got there, but I’m sure it does date back to the Revolutionary War,” Borough Historian Ron Schweiger told the Brooklyn Paper.

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He said the cannonball could have come from the British or American side, since both used similar munitions.

The revolutionary army's main defense was situated in the Heights. The British set up a major encampment there after George Washington retreated amid the Battle of Brooklyn, the local paper noted.

“It could’ve just been a leftover piece that may not have been fired,” Schweiger was quoted as saying. “There’s no way of knowing if it’s something that was fired and missed its target or dropped there accidentally during retreat or advancement.”

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