howardscalls
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Hello this is my first time posting , I need help identifying a ball, this was found in a farm field in rural Southeast Wisconsin, The ball measures 2.1 on my calipers. I had difficulty weighing it correctly, using a small scale I came up with 7 ounces ?
I was told that this could be a mill ball, with that thinking I know there was a large foundry located in Milwaukee 35 miles away from where this was found and 18 miles away from lake Michigan, I would think they would have hauled iron by boat then to the Milwaukee Harbor, on the other hand I do not know of many military skirmishes that could have occurred in southeast Wisconsin , there were a few battles in the area mostly 15 to 50 miles away,
any help would by appreciated
I was told that this could be a mill ball, with that thinking I know there was a large foundry located in Milwaukee 35 miles away from where this was found and 18 miles away from lake Michigan, I would think they would have hauled iron by boat then to the Milwaukee Harbor, on the other hand I do not know of many military skirmishes that could have occurred in southeast Wisconsin , there were a few battles in the area mostly 15 to 50 miles away,
any help would by appreciated