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Jackson's Ferry Shot Tower
By Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2010
Shot Tower at Jackson's Ferry Marker
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| | This renovated gray limestone shot tower was used to manufacture lead shot. This tower provides a visible example of a nineteenth century commercial venture in southwest Virginia. Construction of the tower, believed to have been built in the early . . . — — Map (db m155686) HM |
| | By 1770 Capt. William Herbert had established a ferry across the nearby New River that became known as Jackson’s Ferry. Thomas Jackson erected the 75-foot shot tower in the early 1800s to manufacture shot for firearms. The Austinville mines supplied . . . — — Map (db m32514) HM |
Jun. 15, 2024