The Columbiad
- The cannon is finally completed in September, just months before the proposed launch date.
- Meanwhile, Tampa has gone through quite the transformation since the Gun Club arrived, with new roads and railways springing up all over the place. Overall, the project has resulted in an economic stimulus and "considerable increase in population" (16.17) for Florida.
- Finally, Barbicane opens Stone's Hill up to the adoring public. The Gun Club spends the night celebrating, eating, and drinking. Consider us jelly.