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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 11 attractions in Athens
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Traveller Description: This gun was designed during the Civil War and is the only double barrel cannon of its kind.
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“Worth a stop - if you're in Athens.”
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3 of 5 stars
hatlad
29 Oct 2008

Bulldog Girl's review above gives a lot of cool detail about this unique experimental weapon. It's a neat stop and photo opp IF you happen to be in Athens anyway. I wouldn't have traveled for a long distance just to see the cannon, but downtown Athens is very quaint and certainly the Athens City Hall and other buildings in the... more

“My Second Sightseeing Experience in Athens”
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5 of 5 stars
BulldogGirl
Athens, Georgia
15 Sep 2008
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person found this review helpful

If you read my review about The Tree That Owns Itself (see My First Athens Sightseeing Experience), you know how my mother insisted on us going straight to this famous tree as soon as we arrived in Athens for the first time. After she got over the excitement of seeing the only tree in the world that actually owns itself,... more

“Don't come just for the cannon.”
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1 of 5 stars
Rohlin
Charlottesville, Virginia
27 Jun 2005
1
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The cannon is little more than a statue with a plaque in front of it. By little more I mean.. nothing more. Positioned on the corner of a block near the courthouse, it will take you less than 5 minutes to take in all of the information, snap a photo, and move on. Of all the cultural things to see... more

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