From the August 12, 2015, Carroll County (Maryland) Times "New Windsor expert finishes restoration of Baltimore cannons" by Jacob de Nobel.
Forrest Taylor has a love of military history which eventually led to his making cannons. For the past 15 years, he has run his Cannons Online, Inc, out of his home in New Windsor. He specializes in making replica cannons and restoring old ones.
On Tuesday August 11, he unveiled the cannons at Baltimore's Patterson Park, now returned to their original state. For one hundred years, Patterson Park has been adorned by rows of cannons that were used by children as their own special jungle gym. Most people figured these cannons were reproduction ones.
But, the cannons all had signs of battle damage. All were pre-War of 1812 vintage and manufacture dates were from the 1660s to late 1700s and were made in Sweden, France, England and America.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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