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9 O'Clock Gun brushed metal plaque

Vancouver, BC, Canada

9 O'Clock Gun brushed metal plaque

Nine O'Clock Gun The firing of the Nine O'Clock Gun is one of Vancouver's oldest traditions. With few exceptions, the gun has been fired every day at 9:00 pm for nearly a century. Originally installed at Brockton Point in 1894, The Nine O'Clock Gun served as a navigation aid by which ships in harbou

r set their chronometers. In 1954 the gun was moved to its present location on the Stanley Park seawall overlooking Coal Harbour. Restoration of the gun barrel and construction of the new pavilion wer

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