Opinion: Trinity College should leave its Civil War cannons in place
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Last updated 17 Jul 2024
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Students who are arguing for the removal of cannons salvaged from the USS Hartford after a Civil War battle are doing history no favors.
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Explore Civil War Memorial of Trinity College, 1950: Cannons from
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Target shooting with a Civil War Whitwirth cannon
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Trinity College Annual Record 2019 by Trinity College Cambridge
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Explore Civil War Memorial of Trinity College, 1950: Cannons from
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The Trinity Reporter, Fall 2021 by Trinity College Digital
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Trinity's Confederate Memorial: The USS Hartford Cannons
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Settlers and Indians co-existed for 200 years before war
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Petersburg National Battlefield (Virginia) – The History Mom
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