Your renos just found WHAT in Placentia?
Whaddya at, b'y — this is St. John's, oldest city in North America, and we're still here. Let's go.
I'll tell ya one thing, b'y, you think you've heard it all when it comes to home renovations 'round here. You've got da water damage, da dodgy electrical, da walls that are never quite plumb. But then you hear about da folks over in Placentia — a little over an hour's drive from da big city, right over da Isthmus of Avalon — who were just trying to fix up dere house, and what do dey dig up? Cannonballs! Actual, honest-to-God cannonballs, from way back when. RCMP confirmed it, b'y. Can you imagine da shock? You're just pulling up da floorboards or digging out a new foundation, and *thunk* — there's a piece of history, just waiting for ya.
Now, Placentia's got a deep history, a lot like St. John's. It was a French capital back in da day, b'y, before da British took over, so there's always a chance you're gonna find something like this. It's not like finding an old bottle cap, is it? These are actual munitions from battles fought centuries ago. It just goes to show ya, no matter how modern we get with our jellybean rows and our tech companies 'round da harbour, da ground beneath our feet is still packed full of da stories of da people who came before us. It's a proper reminder that every bit of this island, especially da old towns, has seen some things, b'y.
### What This Means for Placentia (and Us)
* **A historical treasure hunt:** This isn't da first time old artifacts have been found in Placentia, and it certainly won't be da last. It just means dere's more history under dere. * **Renovation surprises:** Next time you're ripping out a wall in an older house, maybe keep an eye out for a piece of da past. You never know what you'll find, eh? * **Connecting with our roots:** Stories like this make ya feel a bit more connected to da history of this place, knowing dat battles were fought and lives were lived right where we're standing today.
It's a wild thing to think about, b'y. You're just trying to get a new bathroom put in, and suddenly you're holding a piece of 18th-century warfare. It really grounds ya, eh? Makes ya realize da long, long story we're all a part of here on da Rock.
Deirdre Molloy-Waddleton, MiTL Sports Desk, St. John's.
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