The Cannon

One of the great things about visiting historic sites and museums is getting a glimpse into the past and seeing what things were like way back when. What’s really neat is when there are actual objects from a certain time and place—things you can look at and think, “People from a long time ago used this very thing.”

So it’s pretty cool that one of the cannons from the Confederate raider CSS ALABAMA is now on display at the Museum of Mobile. The two-and-a-half-ton cannon sank with the rest of the CSS ALABAMA in 1864 in the English Channel, and will eventually be the centerpiece of a 700-square-foot exhibit. I can’t wait to go see this thing and imagine the battles it’s seen!

The Museum of Mobile is located at 111 South Royal Street. You can call 208-7569 for more information.