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This naval type twelve pound muzzle-loader was cast at Woolwich in England in 1816. It was installed at Hallelujah Point in 1894
Happiest man at the time was William D. Jones the lighthouse keeper at Brockton Point. Jones's job required him to detonate a charge of dynamite at 9.00 PM each night as an "aid to navigation".
In 1922 he
described using an exaggerated fishing rod to dangle the explosives and
detonator over the water. Today the gun is fired electrically.
The Nine O'Clock Gun
was only silenced during World War II and in 1969 when it was
'kidnapped' by students and held for ransom.