This newly-minted gold cannon was recently acquired by Fort Donelson from Fort Knox. It is solid gold newly-minted from gold bars from the national mint. The solid gold cannon is parked prominently at the park on permanent public display. ….
No! This isn’t true.
It was a fun little fun, parody exchange today between me and another history enthusiast today at Fort Donelson National Battlefield. Fort Donelson is located in Dover, Tennessee in historic Stewart County, All of the Tennessee or south portion of Land Between the Lakes is located in Stewart County,
I saw this gleaming cannon at Fort Donelson and I stopped to find out what was up with the shiny weapon in front of Fort Donelson. Turns out this is a highly-polished, newly- minted and manufactured cannon. Today was the first day it was fired.
It was used for a cannon firing demonstration during the ongoing Memorial Day observances and events at Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Dover, Stewart County, and throughout the Land Between the Lakes area.
