Donation brings Booming Legacy of a 19th-Century Civic Leader
San Diego's 300-pound Centennial Cannon that nearly went from Pacific Beach yard ornament to scrap heap in 2013 is now undergoing restoration well in advance for ceremonial use during San Diego's 250th birthday celebration. No one knows how the cast iron artifact came to rest in the yard, but Barbara Rowland after being turned down by a number of groups was told to call SOHO before disposing of her late father's heavy metal. Noting the cannon's engraving, "1776 - San Diego - 1876," Bruce Coons mined his photographic memory placing a historic photo of Horton Plaza with the cannon displayed on its carriage. The donated cannon, which was never used as a weapon, only a noisemaker, is now part of SOHO's collection.
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