Observations Backlog 183 - Terreplein

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Observations Backlog 183 - Terreplein

#1 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:16 am

When I visited Burlington, IA, last year, I was astonished to find cannons in a park above the bluffs aimed at the Mississippi River, and I spent a long time on the terreplein photographing them and thinking about the amazing machinery of war.
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Re: Observations Backlog 183 - Terreplein

#2 Post by littlebeast13 » Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:52 am

SportsFan68 wrote:When I visited Burlington, IA, last year, I was astonished to find cannons in a park above the bluffs aimed at the Mississippi River, and I spent a long time on the terreplein photographing them and thinking about the amazing machinery of war.

That's probably not all you were thinking about.....

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#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:59 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:When I visited Burlington, IA, last year, I was astonished to find cannons in a park above the bluffs aimed at the Mississippi River, and I spent a long time on the terreplein photographing them and thinking about the amazing machinery of war.

That's probably not all you were thinking about.....

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#4 Post by littlebeast13 » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:00 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:When I visited Burlington, IA, last year, I was astonished to find cannons in a park above the bluffs aimed at the Mississippi River, and I spent a long time on the terreplein photographing them and thinking about the amazing machinery of war.

That's probably not all you were thinking about.....

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#5 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:31 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:When I visited Burlington, IA, last year, I was astonished to find cannons in a park above the bluffs aimed at the Mississippi River, and I spent a long time on the terreplein photographing them and thinking about the amazing machinery of war.

That's probably not all you were thinking about.....

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