An Austrian cannon captured by the Italian army during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto in World War I was given as a gift to Rochester in 1921 by the Italian government. The cannon was given as a symbol of the patriotism of the large Italian immigrant population in Rochester at the time. At least 1,400 Rochester residents Italian descent fought in the war. The cannon was restored and rededicated in 2017 in time for the centenary of World War I.