View of a Jackson Ferry shot tower in Austinville, Virginia. The tower was built in about 1820 for the manufacture of shots. Shots were created by pouring smelted lead through a sizing sieve, which turned them into small droplets that were then dropped from a 150 ft height. This hardened the lead which was collected in a kettle filled with water at the bottom of the shaft.
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Resource ID
4880
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Contributed by
T'Yanna Watchman
Title
View of a Jackson Ferry shot tower in Austinville, Virginia. The tower was built in about 1820 for the manufacture of shots. Shots were created by pouring smelted lead through a sizing sieve, which turned them into small droplets that were then dropped from a 150 ft height. This hardened the lead which was collected in a kettle filled with water at the bottom of the shaft.
Credit
Courtesy of Franklin Mineral Museum, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Historic Photograph Archives, Socorro, NM 87801
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Comments
Source: Virginia Highway Historical Markers Original photo located at: Dept of Mines Minerals and Energy, Charlottesville, VA 22903, NMBGMR retains permission to use photos.
GrantFund
G20AS00008 USGS NGGDPP
Collection or Project name
NJ Zinc - Hanover
Main
Mining
Subject
Building
Other
shot tower, Jackson's ferry, lead
Commodity
lead
Marker lat / long: 36.8512, -80.912 (WGS84)