Point of Interest
Fort Hill 19th Century Cannon
Street Address: 4 New Street, St George, New Brunswick, E5C, Canada
On display in front of the St George Legion are two cannons emblazoned with what appears to be the monogram of King George III, indicating that they were manufactured sometime between 1760 and 1820. On the base ring at the back of the cannons are the figures 12-2-26, indicating the weight of the barrels as 1,416 lbs. The barrels without the knob measure six feet and the bore is three and a half inches, indicating that they are most likely four pounder cannons. Before being installed in the front of the Legion, the cannons had been abandoned in the field at the bottom of Fort Hill. Oral history suggests they were the cannons used in the defence of both Fort Vernon and Fort Carleton.
