Re: OT Old Fort King George/cannon

From: The Alamo (thealamo@igb.cnr.it)
Date: Thu Mar 23 2006 - 07:24:30 PST


Mar 23 2006
Wayne,
No, I do not think it is O.T.! I have enjoyed the pictures very much!
Any chance to have a good picture of both sides of the cannon showed in
photo no. 58? Well, a photo of the front will be very appreciated too,
but, perhaps, it is not possible to take a picture of it.
I would like to make one (non-firing, of course, don't forget I am in
Italy, not in Texas... VERRY strict gun control, here!!) for my home, which
I have called "FORT ALAMO". Well, no doubt you have noticed my e-mail
address... I plan to have the barrel made of aluminum, it will be less
heavy for moving.
Anybody knows where I can buy the wheels with the iron reinforcement all
around, as in the above picture??

Speaking of Forts: I have visited Fort Lewis and Clark in Astoria, Oregon
(well, it is a replica, too!). But no cannons there...
Regards,
Raimondo - MVPA 15878 & IMPS 2320
1943 GPW Jeep
(still looking for an AN-29-C telescopic antenna for my SCR-659-H jeep radio)

At 23.34 22/03/2006, BRUCE wrote:
>Wow! That was really nice Wayne,. Excellent pictures.
>I haven't had a chance to go visiting things like that in
>many, many years, and now, since I am having difficulty walking
>it will be even harder. Doesn't mean that I won't though.
>
>I almost didn't look at it though...When I first looked at the header,
>I thought the third "o" was an "a"...:-)
>
>Time to see the eye doctor.
>
>Bruce
>
>
>Wayne Harris wrote:
>
>>I had to go over to the coast today and stopped at the Fort King George,
>>a replica built by the State of Georgia. This Saturday will be Scottish
>>Heritage Day complete with a battle reenactment between the Spaniards and
>>English troops. The link below is to some pictures and a .pdf file of
>>some information. Wayne
>>
>>http://ImageEvent.com/wharris19/places/fortkinggeorge



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