HMS Nimrod and Why There Is a Hole in the Men's Bathroom

Back on August 23rd, I wrote about the Nimrod House in Falmouth, Massachusetts, where a group is trying to save it. It is named after the British ship in the War of 1812 which hit it during the bombardment. The cannonball is gone, but the hole is still there.

I was kind of surprised to find that Wikipedia did not have an article about the ship, but did find information in two other sources.

From the Travel Watch "The Nimrod Falmouth, Massachusetts: The Place With a Hole in the Wall."

"...there's the nearly 200 year old hole in the wall of the men's bathroom...."

The Nimrod's owner, Jim Murray, said the hole "was made by a cannon ball fired by the British frigate, the HMS Nimrod, during the War of 1812. The ship's captain demanded the people of Falmouth hand over their guns. When they refused, he had the cannons fire on the town, and a cannon ball penetrated this part of the building. The ball has since disappeared, but the hole remains."

--Brock-Perry