Norton Might be Armed with a WWI Cannon

Norton may be getting a cannon.

The Norton Board of Selectmen discussed the possibility of obtaining a WWI cannon from the American Legion, which is leaving Norton.

“It’s a WWI German artifact of war,” said selectmen chair Robert Kimball. “It was brought back here and reconditioned with a mind of getting it back up in shape. [The American Legion] put it up for sale and they’d like to donate it to the town.”

Selectmen agreed the main problem with the artifact would be spacing.

“Where would you put it?” Kimball said. “The VFW said they’d take it but that’s not really visible.”

Selectmen agreed the best place for the cannon would most likely be the edge of the triangle at the town common on Pine Street. They said the cannon would be made into a monument with the addition of marble slabs at the points the cannon touches the ground.