HMS Nimrod Shells Falmouth, Ma.-- Part 3: Damage to Homes and Salt-Works

"This morning (January 29) at sunrise, she (Nimrod) sailed westward, supposed to join a ship of war said to be at Tarpaulin Cove.  Fortunately, no lives were lost and no person hurt.

"The damage done to houses, outbuildings and salt-works has been considerable, the amount of which is not known.  The greatest sufferer was myself, having eight thirty-two pounder shot through my house, some through my outbuildings, and many through my salt-works.

"The greatest part of the furniture in the house was destroyed.

"The other principal sufferers were Elijah Swift, Silas Jones, Thomas Bourne, Jehabad Hatch, Rev. Henry Lincoln, Shubael Hatch Jr., etc., etc. in damage done houses, salt-works, etc."

Among other buildings hit were present-day Elm Arch Inn, then the home of Silas Jones, and the Nimrod Restaurant, both of which have been moved from their war-time locations.

A picture accompanies the article showingthe cannonball hole in the Nimrod Restaurant.  But, it is in the men's bathroom.

Here's hoping they find a way to save the Nimrod Building, or at least the cannonball hole.

That's an Interesting Bit of History.  --Brock-Perry