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Day 142: The Nine O’Clock Gun at Stanley Park

Day 142: The Nine O’Clock Gun at Stanley ParkIt's been hit by lightning, plugged with rocks, short-circuited, silenced by work stoppages and even (briefly) stolen, but Vancouver's famed old Nine O'Clock Gun has—as faithfully as circumstances have allowed—boomed out the time of day from its home in Stanley Park for 107 years now. If you haven’t experienced the nine o’clock electronic boom, you simply must. If you have friends or family visiting from out of town, it’s a great part of Vancouver’s history to introduce them to.

For further information, visit http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/archives_gun.htm

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