Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
"Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast" is the official podcast of the Alamo. Located in the heart of San Antonio, the Alamo stands as the Shrine of Texas Liberty. More than 1.6 million visitors travel to the site each year, making it the #1 most visited destination in the State of Texas. The 300-year history of the Alamo is world-renowned and represents the core of Texas’ identity today. In 1960, the Alamo was designated a United States National Historic Landmark, and in 2015, it became part of the Lone Star State's only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit theAlamo.org.
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Preserving Battle Cannons
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Episode 37: Preserving Battle Cannons
There is a one-of-a-kind battle cannon on display at the Alamo. If you look down its barrel, you can see a layer of a chalky white substance. That substance is actually growing from the metal.
Today we reveal why this substance is growing on the cannon, the team of Texas experts putting their minds together to find creative ways to stop it, and the race to save the cannon for the historic record. Featuring the Alamo's Senior Researcher & Historian Kolby Lanham, Texas A&M University Conservation Research Laboratory director Dr. Chris Dostal, and Texas A&M University PhD student Kim Breyfogle.
Read more about cannon conservation at the Alamo: https://www.thealamo.org/support/preservation/research/the-cannon-conservation-project
Video of Texas A&M team at work: https://youtu.be/6Fj62ABibQg?si=oAL2QtiWbDWpIoLj
Photos of Texas A&M team at work: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlamo/posts/pfbid02SChn7Cnw1Da3hHbBRqHeuav8q9FJcXjHpJpk7kKFxhmhyqZfmnWH1GFVmuSJCkhtl
