Although it is nearly impossible to determine the cannon's previous locations, it is rumoured to have traveled all over campus, at one point even perching on top of MacNaughton (a prominent university building containing the bookstore), and at another even disappearing altogether and showing up a day later on the University of Western Ontario campus. Eventually, fed up with the movement of Old Jeremiah, university officials cemented the cannon in place where it sits today.
It is unclear where the cannon was previously situated, but it is believed that it traversed the entire campus, at one point even resting atop MacNaughton (a prominent academic building housing a bookstore), and then vanished before reappearing on the University of Western Ontario campus the following day. The cannon's unpredictable movements ultimately led university officials to establish its permanent location.