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Tally Ramsing wears the dress her mother wore at the 1976 dedication of the cannon.

PHOTO FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE OF THE LAKE WALES NEWS

Tally Ramsing's mother wears this dress at the 1976 dedication of the cannon, and Tally wore it on Sunday at the 2012 dedication, 36 years later.

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The historic cannon is located next to the Depot Museum
at the Dr. John Pitt Tomlinson Memorial Garden on S. Scenic Highway in Lake Wales.

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VFW Honor Guard Post 4289 from Winter Haven and Post
2420 from Lake Wales performed a 21-gun salute during the
re-dedication of the Lake Wales Cannon from the Frigate USS
Constitution at Dr. John Pitt Tomlinson Memorial Garden.

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Virginia Okie performs the opening welcome and introductions during the re-dedication of the Frigate USS Constitution
Cannon.

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Lake Wales High School JROTC Color Guard performs the
flag presentation at the ceremonial re-dedication of the USS Constitution Cannon.

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The Lakeland Rifle and Pistol Club helped celebrate the
re-dedication of the cannon by firing one of theirs.

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Sandra Vogelpohn, a member of the Daughters Of The
Union, dressed in period clothing during the re-dedication.