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Photographer: Cosmos Mariner
Taken: July 27, 2010
Caption: Shot Tower Historical State Park Interpretive Panel
Additional Description: (located beside marker)Built and operated by Thomas Jackson in the 1800's, the Shot Tower was used to manufacture lead shot for muzzleloading shotguns and muskets. The Tower stands 75 feet high with a 75 foot shaft below. The lead needed a total fall of 150 feet to properly form the shot. A large kettle of water acted as a cushion and caught the shot at the bottom of the shaft. The shot was retrieved via a tunnel that came out at the river's edge. The Shot Tower has been designated as a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark.
Submitted: September 7, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p537524
File Size: 2.989 Megabytes

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