BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) - Cast-iron replicas of two Civil War-era cannons are being installed at one of Bay City’s oldest parks as part of a broader restoration effort.
The Bay City Times reports (https://bit.ly/1Yxx54S ) crews on Friday installed one of the two cannons and a replica traffic-control shack at Battery Park. The nonprofit Bay Veterans Foundation has been raising money to improve the park. A rededication ceremony is scheduled Tuesday.
The traffic-control shack, similar to those used by early railroad companies, will serve as an informational kiosk. The project also includes new sidewalks, plantings and benches.
Battery Park was drafted in village records in 1849, when it was set aside as Bay City’s town square, and came to fruition after the Civil War in 1865.
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Information from: The Bay City Times, https://www.mlive.com/bay-city
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