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French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Celebrates The Grand Opening Of The Warwick Revolutionary War-Era Cannon Shelter

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On November 14, the French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust was joined by its supporters and local partners at the Thomas P. Hidden underground for over two centuries, the four cannons were finally unearthed in April and May of 2022 by a small team led by French & Pickering supporter and Thomas P. Today, the Thomas P.

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Four Revolutionary War Era Cannons Unearthed At Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve In Chester County

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According to historian and author Daniel Graham, “during the 1777 British advance on Philadelphia, cannon cast at Warwick were buried in the fields next to French Creek to keep them from falling into British hands”. The cannons were discovered after Ray Bentley, a neighbor and key supporter of French & Pickering’s Thomas P.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.8.22

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9 Online Coffee Hour On Youth Movements And Politics Of Climate Change -- Graham Packaging Named A Sustainability Leadership Award Winner [PaEN] -- Rodale Institute/Organic Farmers Assn.: Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Outage -- DEP To Host Sept. Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Outage -- DEP To Host Sept. Of Geography Hosts Sept.