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Comment: Miller House (Br30C) is in the background.

During the protests to the Vietnam War, this cannon was exorcized by the Elders and Pastor (the Rev. Charles Kellogg) of the South Haven Presbyterian Church, which created considerable controversy in reaction, not unlike the community divisions that were occurring through the country.

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Comment: Post Card dated October 3, 1946

Comment: This picture shows the World War Memorial cannon as the monument was originally erected, predating the newer concrete platform and chain which now surrounds the memorial.

In the background is the Miller House (Historic Site ID Br30C).

Comment: This photograph also shows the original design of the World War Memorial cannon. The photograph is dated 18 June 1922.

In the background is the Valentine house (Historic Site ID Br30B)

Comment: Looking south. South Country Rd. curves to the right; Fire Place Neck Rd. straight ahead. Just visible at left is one of the Miller barns (Br30C). To structure just visible to the right is probably the Brook Store (Br07). The cannon is visible; cannon plaque was erected in 1920. Unknown is whether plaque was erected at same time as cannon was placed.

Comment: The house in the background to right is the Valentine House (Br30B). Just visible in the background to the left is the Ketcham House and farm (Br06A).

Comment: This "vest-pocket" park is on the east side of Beaver Dam Creek at Valentine's Corner. In the 18th century, it was likely the location of a small mill. Later it bacame part of the Miller farm, and was likely one of the Miller's trout ponds. We often think that fish farming as a relatively modern development, but it has a long history. The earliest records of fish farming date back thousands of years to China where carp, a freshwater species, was raised in ponds. In time, the practice spread to Europe where farmed species like tilapia, turbot, cod, sole, catfish, and sturgeon, were raised in ponds and land-based tank systems. The sale of trout was likely a significant source of income to the Miller's.

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Comment: Looking south. The Brook Store is to the right.