Hello, In this morning's MassMoments e-mail there is a story about William DAWES; it's a reminder that there were other men involved when Paul Revere joined them in starting out to "warn the Colonists." http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=63 I've watched a segment on "History Detectives" a few times about a 1770-era "cannon." A descendant of the "BARRETT Farm" of Concord, MA, wrote to the show and told them of a "family story." The family was told that "the British" were heading to Concord to retrieve their "cannons" which had been stolen from Boston by the Colonists. This is a story which is not popularly known. During the segment you hear that the "National Park Service" recently found one of the cannons and it is being stored in Charlestown. The "History Detectives" were able to do their research, came to Boston, and found out that the cannon which was found "was" one of the cannons the British were trying to retrieve. Adding to that, the researchers found out that the 2nd cannon has been in Boston for many years. It can be seen at the top of the "Bunker Hill Monument." http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigations/206_warcannon.html http://www.charlestownonline.net/bunkerhillmonument.htm How many visited the Bunker Hill Monument as a school child - and climbed the 294 steps? I did, but I'm not sure I was breathing right when I got to the top. :o) I'm now curious whether the 2nd cannon will join it's brother at the top of the monument. It would be a good place to store it. However, there might be a better place to keep both cannons - like outside at the bottom of the monument where more people could look at it and touch it ! :o) Are there other places in MA where 1770's-era cannons are on display? Probably in Lexington and Concord? Even though we're still having WINTER, "Patriot's Day" is only a month and a half away. How many will be at "the bridge" early in the morning on April 19? http://www.nps.gov/mima/index.htm Betty (near Lowell, MA)