Noon Gun
Ottawa, Ontario

This nine-pound naval gun issued to the British army garrison stationed in Ottawa in 1854 by the British military. It was purchased by the Canadian government in 1869 and fired for many years as the "Noonday Gun".

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Information obtained from DHH National Inventory of Canadian Memorials