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They found an 1836 cannonball under the Alamo. Your thoughts?

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Yo, you WILL NOT believe what they just found under the Alamo

Aye look, here's the thing though— sometimes the past just *jumps* out at you, you feel me? So, they out there digging around the Alamo, right? Just doing some regular construction prep, getting ready to put down a new archway. And then BAM. My man with the metal detector hits something. And what they pull up? An intact cannonball, period.

### History Just Hits Different

No cap, they saying this bronze cannonball is from the actual 1836 Battle of the Alamo. Like, the one with Davy Crockett and all that. It was found just a day before the 190th anniversary of the battle too. That's wild timing. Think about it:

* **Where it was found:** Just outside the Alamo's main entrance.

* **What it is:** A solid bronze, 6-pound cannonball.

* **The timing:** A day before the 190th anniversary.

That's some real history jumping out the ground. It just makes you wonder, you know? All the stories buried right beneath our feet.

Now imagine if they started finding stuff like that right here in Atlanta. Like, we got so much history, from the Civil War all the way to the Civil Rights Movement. Imagine they digging up the Beltline for another expansion, trying to put in a new mixed-use spot near Krog Street, and they hit something that takes you back to General Sherman's march. Or even something from the old Block in Sweet Auburn. That's how we move in the A — stay tapped in.

Aye, go tap in with Keith and the crew, they breaking down stuff like this every morning over at mornings.live.

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