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Subject: White Cannon

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Date Posted: 02:23:46 11/11/04 Thu

Driving by I saw the cannon was knocked down. I know it will be fixed. The name White Cannon was a nightclub over on the area where the new park will be.
It would be nice if people did some research and found out about the cannon.
In order to defend the harbor I would think it would be place on the point of the park looking down the canal.

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[> Subject: later became the White Cannon Inn

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Date Posted: 03:25:49 11/12/04 Fri

Prior to 1869, the village received its mail at Hubbard Smith's post office at Ocean avenue and Merrick road. In 1869, the first post office in Near Rockaway was established with Lorenzo D. Simons and Richard Carman keeping it in the general store that later became the White Cannon Inn. An attempt was made to change the village name to Atlantic but duplication was discovered in the state and the compromise, East Rockaway was decided upon

white cannon INN popular young peoples hangout in the 40s and 50s

I have a photocopy of a picture of the Spanish American War cannon being placed in front of the "White Cannon Hotel". So I know there was a hotel there at one time. Karen

white cannon inn is now american legion hall. very long article and many names in east rockaway history which i found on search for white cannon inn nassau county,ny

I never knew that there was a hotel at the White Cannon. I knew only Morrison's White Cannon which was a nice restaurant. After that burned, the village trustees voted to make it a park and that is what it is today with the old white cannon still standing there.

Prior to 1869, the village received its mail at Hubbard Smith's post office at Ocean avenue and Merrick road. In 1869, the first post office in Near Rockaway was established with Lorenzo D. Simons and Richard Carman keeping it in the general store that later became the White Cannon Inn. An attempt was made to change the village name to Atlantic but duplication was discovered in the state and the compromise, East Rockaway was decided upon.

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Author: Anonymous [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:25:06 11/14/04 Sun the cannon was painted to match a inn rather than history [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: White Cannon

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Date Posted: 04:00:44 11/16/04 Tue

The Cannon that is at the boat Basin is a colombiad the cannon was implaced at Fort Wadsworth which is located accross the varenzanno narrows from Fort Hamilton. The Gun was placed there just before the Civil war sometime between 1850 and 1859. At the time of the civil war there were three forts there, Wadsworth, Hamilton and Lafeyette. The Gun was moved to East Rockaway I think in the 19teens by the owner of the White Cannon hotel which became the White Cannon night club after the first fire there. The Cannon would have been black originally but it was painted white by the hotel. After the spanish american war the army started to replace the guns installed at coastal batteries and they sold them and or junked them. I hope the infor helps.

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[> [> Subject: white cannon inn in east rockaway ,ny.
Author: Anonymous [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:05:20 08/08/16 Mon i remember back in the 60's i use to go to to a night club/ dance club called the white cannon inn.Does this building still exists and where is it located [ Post a Reply to This Message ]