GRACE FOUNDATION OF TALYLORS ISLAND, MD
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  • Home
  • Historic Structures
    • Becky Phipps Cannon >
      • 1912 Balt. Sun Article - Cannon Blown Apart
      • Cannon re-dedication 1999
    • Historic Old School House
    • Ridgeton Hall >
      • Ridgeton Hall - Maryland Historical Trust Info
    • General Store >
      • Christmas Eve General Store Tradition
    • Mulberry Grove
    • The History of Mulberry Grove >
      • Article About Mulberry Grove
      • Silk Worms of Mulberry Grove
    • Kirwan Farm >
      • Maryland Historical Trust Info - Kirwin Farm
    • "The LeCompte" a/k/a "Cator" house
    • Old Windmill >
      • Windmill locations 1877
    • The Canning House >
      • Tomato Picking Time
  • About Taylors Island
    • Directions and Driving Tour
    • Old Post Office
    • Tour Pamphlet
    • Map showing Taylors Island from 1670
    • 1877 Map of Taylors Island
    • Visit by sitting U.S. President
  • Battle of the Ice Mound
    • Audio Description of Battle
    • Bicentennial celebration of the battle
    • Floeberg 1936
    • British on Punch Island Creek
  • Churches
    • Grace Episcopal Church >
      • Interior of Grace Church
      • MD HISTORICAL TRUST INFO
      • The Story of the Bell
    • Chapel of Ease >
      • Interior Chapel
      • Interior Chapel from balcony
      • Historical Marker
      • MD HISTORIC TRUST INFO
    • Bethlehem "Brick" Church >
      • Interior photos
      • MD HISTORICAL TRUST INFO
      • Ministers of Bethlehem Church 1820--1900
    • Chaplain Memorial >
      • Interior Photos Chaplain Memorial Church
      • MD HISTORICAL TRUST INFO
    • Lane Methodist Episcopal Church >
      • Lane Church Images
      • MD HISTORIC TRUST INFO
    • Video Tour of Churches
  • Cemeteries
    • Grace Foundation Graveyard Policy
    • Bethlehem Church Cemetery Records
    • Grace Episcopal Church Burial Records
    • Lane Cemetery
    • Robson Cemetery
  • Remembering Our Ancestors
    • Early Islanders
    • Samuel M Travers
    • Dr. Washington A Smith
    • J. Hooper Bosley
    • Tall Family >
      • Family Burial Ground of Elijah Tall
    • Thomas Broome Travers
    • Revolution
  • Schools & Students
    • Schoolhouse MD Historical Trust Info
  • African American Schoolhouse
  • Slaughter Creek & The Bridge
    • Bridge to Meekins Neck
  • Island Folklore
    • Taylors Island During Prohibition
    • Clara Bow
    • The Tale of the Swan Decoy
  • Lists of Business Persons & Farmers
    • 1887
    • 1894-95
    • 1908-09
    • 1915-17
  • Taylors Island Ship Building
    • Travis Spicer & Sons Shipbuilders
    • Historic Ships of Taylors Island
  • Slaughter Creek Marina
  • 1920's - photos
  • James Island
    • James Island photos
    • James Island sketches
    • James Island Video
    • Aerial Photos of James Island
    • James Island Articles
    • Sika Deer of James Island
  • Remembrances from bygone days
  • Grace Foundation History
    • Senator George L. Radcliffe
  • Membership Information
    • 2019 Membership Letter
    • Membership Application
    • 2015 Membership Letter
  • Champion Trees of Taylors Island
    • Bicentennial Tree
    • Persimmon Tree
    • Post Oak
  • Taylors Island Volunteer Fire Company
    • TIVFC articles
    • TIVFC Photos over the years
  • Transpeninsular Line
GRACE FOUNDATION OF TALYLORS ISLAND, MD
THE "BECKY PHIPPS" CANNON

During the War of 1812 a skirmish between the local militia and the British took place off of James and Taylors Islands on a very cold Feburary day.  During this skirmish a huge ice mound developed which prevented the British from retreating from the area. The British tender, its crew and munitions were captured.  The "prize" of the capture, the cannon, was named the "Becky Phipps" by the local militia.  It was so named after the Lieutenant of the British ship "Matthew Phibbs" and "Becky" a black woman who served as the vessel's cook.   The name of the cannon has always had an incorrect spelling of “Phipps”.   For many years the cannon was in the possession of the Spicer family and was frequently fired in celebration of local and national events.  According to newpaper reports the cannon was fired for the last time in 1912.  It was reported that the cannon was overloaded and exploded when fired in celebration of the election of President Woodrow Wilson.  In 1950, through the efforts of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a few local citizens, the remains of the cannon were collected and located to its present site.   The cannon and its foundation were renovated by the Maryland State Highway Administration in 1999 in conjunction with the building of the new Taylors Island bridge.  The Grace Foundation is responsible for the cannon and the land on which it is located is maintained  by the State Highway Administration.
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