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Photographer: Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma
Caption: Marker detail: "Big Betsy"
Additional Description: The massive blast force of "Big Betsy" (in background) broke the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse glass when it was fired for the first time. The gun was then moved to a better location. After "Big Betsy" was removed from the defenses, the granite foundation stones were pushed into the draw behind the lighthouse. They were move here in the mid-1970s and reassembled.
Submitted: April 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p424103
File Size: 0.454 Megabytes

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