Double-barreled cannon

The double-barreled cannon is an American Civil War-era experimental weapon and is now a modern landmark located in Athens, Georgia. While originally built for warfare, the cannon never saw battle.

Photo: Bloodofox, Public domain.

Type: Cannon
Description: American Civil War cannon
Also known as: “The Athens Double-Barrelled Cannon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Georgia Theatre and Morton Theatre.

Georgia Theatre

Music venue

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Georgia Theatre is a live music venue and event space in Athens, Georgia. National and local acts across all genres have performed at the theatre, including rock, folk, country, indie, alternative, hip hop and electronic. Georgia Theatre is situated 670 feet southwest of Double-barreled cannon.

Morton Theatre

Theater building

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The Morton Theatre, located in downtown Athens, Georgia, at 195 West Washington Street, is one of the first vaudeville theatres in the United States uniquely built, owned, and operated by an African-American businessman: Monroe Morton. Morton Theatre is situated 890 feet southwest of Double-barreled cannon.

Tree That Owns Itself

Photo: Boston Public Library, Public domain.

The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, US. Tree That Owns Itself is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Double-barreled cannon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Normaltown.

Athens

Photo: Rob, CC BY 2.0.

Athens is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of Georgia. Athens is most popular in the late summer and fall when students, families of students or college football fans visit the University of Georgia.

Normaltown

Neighborhood

Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell Bridge hydroelectric plant in 1896.

Five Points

Neighborhood

Five Points is a retail corridor and neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, centered on the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street. It occupies the South-Southwest edge of the University of Georgia campus. Five Points is situated 1½ miles south of Double-barreled cannon.

Double-barreled cannon

Category: historic site
Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.95995° or 33° 57′ 36″ north

Longitude

-83.37632° or 83° 22′ 35″ west

Inception

1862

Open location code

865RXJ5F+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9101684572

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=cannon

Wikidata ID

Q5299583

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In Other Languages

“Double-barreled cannon” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Cañón doble”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Athens City Hall and Downtown Athens Historic District.

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