Excavator Operator Uncovers Cache Of Civil War-Era Cannonballs While Turning Soil For Pittsburgh Condominium Development

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An excavator operator turning soil for a new condominium development in Lawrenceville found something pretty cool — and potentially dangerous.
The excavator operator hit something solid while working, and he immediately called the Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad because he recognized what he’d found: a cache of Civil War-era cannonballs.
(Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police/Facebook)
(Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police/Facebook)
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