Staff and volunteers uncovered a rare Civil War-era artillery shell of unknown provenance as part of a thorough collections inventory process at the Natick History Museum. On Monday, March 7, the artillery shell was x-rayed, safely detonated, and defused in nearby Hunnewell Field. The shell, tentatively identified as a Hotchkiss projectile, is now inert and has been returned to the museum. NHS President Mike Pojman told The Natick Report, “Now it’s perfectly safe… we’ll determine what to do with it. It would be wonderful to know if there’s some Natick connection.”
The Natick Historical Society would like to thank the Natick Police, Natick Fire Department, the State Fire Marshall, and the State Police Bomb Squad for the swift and safe management of the relic.
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