Link on Shot Towers

[emike123]

I find myself looking at this from time to time and thought I would share it with others who have sniffed too much lead:

http://www.pssatrap.org/shot-towers-2/shot-towers-page-1.htm

[ETEX]

Great link Mike, thanks for sharing. Very informative.

[Gene WV]

Thanks for the link. I will make a point of looking for those that are near me. I've seen the Baltimore tower, but hadn't noticed the one in Philadelphia.

[Jim T]

The Thomas Sparks tower is South Phila, sticks up just on the west side of I-95.  Our forum member Dave Slemmer must drive past every day to work!

The New River tower is a park and is interesting...built into side of hill.  Dean, Tom Henrique, and I got a tour of that one on our way to the Nashville relic show one year.

[Daveslem]

I do drive past it everyday on the way to work at the Navy Yard. (Tastykake)  I lived down the street from the Merchant's Shot tower in Baltimore back in 79-80.

[pipedreamer65]

Been to the New River/Fort Chiswell area shot tower in VA. many times.  A lovely area.  A find it amazing that someone would build such a structure just to drop molten lead to make shot.

[Selma Hunter]

Somewhere in my Reno Air Race Photo files from 4 or 5 years ago I have a photo of a shot tower out in east Carson City, NV.  It is near one of the old Virginia & Truckee RR Stations and Pony Express stops.  For some of you it would likely be of greater interest that it is also located a few hundred yards from the world famous Bunny Ranch.  (and no, I don't have any idea!).

[CarlS]

How do you herd bunnies?   

[Dave the plumber]

 kinda phallic having a shot tower next to the Bunny Ranch !!  I guess it sorta is a landmark to the ranch !!