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Answers to Questions
- What are the rail tracks used for?
- To transport the heavy gun (too heavy to be pulled by horses or humans) and ammunition
- What are the other items in the photograph?
- Rope, wooden barrels, boxes, railroad ties, rail cart on wheels
- What are these items used for?
- Rope for moving heavy objects (such as the gun); wooden barrels may contain food, water, gunpowder; boxes may contain food or ammunition; railroad ties to hold rails down; rail cart on wheels to move supplies, heavy objects such as the cannon balls or the gun
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Last updated on May 28, 1998
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