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Until the years of World War II, a most imposing cannon, com--sHghtly -elevated-comei^fbunila-.tion. Pour concrete posts rising to cannon height held a steel chain, took (harmless) aim at the corners of Main Street and Central Avenue. The cannon was a gift of much-respected Horace Packer when he was a member of Congress during the last decade of 1800. This symbol of war actually went back to war in the 1940s to help preserve the peace. It was removed from The Green and used by the government as scrap iron.
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Wellsboro Gazette
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Jun 09, 1993
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