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	Info and facts on 'Shot Tower (Dubuque)' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Shot Tower located in Dubuque, Iowa (additional info and facts about Dubuque, Iowa) is one of the United States' last standing shot towers.
		The tower was built in 1856 to provide lead (A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray) shot for the military.
		Tuckpointing and repairs followed, and in 2004, the Shot Tower is part of the ongoing renovations to the riverfront.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shot_tower_(dubuque)1.htm (169 words)

	Information on Shot tower
		Shot gauge, an instrument for measuring the diameter of round shot.
		Glover's tower (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, to condense the crude acid and to deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous fumes.
		Tower of London, a collection of buildings in the eastern part of London, formerly containing a state prison, and now used as an arsenal and repository of various objects of public interest.
	www.wkonline.com /d/Shot_tower.html (869 words)

	History of the American Shot Tower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Early shot towers where found in the New England states in the early 18th century and flourished in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, where they were used in the manufacture of lead shot for shotguns.
		The idea of a shot tower as a monument was never found to have the same attraction as those towers of light-houses or ones found at stone forts on the frontier, and many of them were torn down.
		The idea of a shot tower as a monument was never found to have the same attraction as those towers of light-houses or ones found at stone forts on the frontier, a shot tower was a place of unbelievable heat, hard work and bad air to breathe.
	www.traphof.org /shot-towers-2/shot-towers-page-1.htm (4230 words)

	Encyclopedia: Shot Tower (Dubuque) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Shot Tower located in Dubuque, Iowa is one of the United States' last standing shot towers.
		This is a photo of the Dubuque Shot Tower in Dubuque, Iowa.
		The Shot Tower, located in Dubuque, Iowa is one of the few shot towers still in existence in the United States.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shot-Tower-(Dubuque) (441 words)

	Shot Tower at New River Trail State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Overlooking the New River, Shot Tower was built more than 150 years ago to make ammunition for the firearms of the early settlers.
		Lead from the nearby Austinville Mines was melted in a kettle atop the 75-foot tower and poured through a sieve, falling through the tower and an additional 75-foot shaft beneath the tower into a kettle of water.
		For a small fee, guests may ascend the tower which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
	www.dcr.state.va.us /parks/shottowr.htm (317 words)

	The Early History of Drop Towers / Take A Tour / 2.2 Second Drop Tower
		And he was right: his shot tower produced lead shot that was far superior to that made from molds.
		The Sparks Shot Tower in Philadelphia was among the first shot towers in the U.S. The tower was built in 1808 by Thomas Sparks and John Bishop as a result of the Embargo Act imposed by President Jefferson, which prohibited the importation of, among other things, high-quality shot.
		Another well-known shot tower still in existence is the Shot Tower in Wythe County, Virginia.
	microgravity.grc.nasa.gov /drop2/history.htm (446 words)

	The Phoenix Shot Tower in Baltimore's Inner Harbor
		Being constructed of one million bricks, the Shot Tower was the tallest building in the United States until the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, was completed after the Civil War.
		In a shot tower lead is heated until molten, then dropped through a sieve high inside the tower.
		The Wythe County Shot Tower is part of a state park and is open to the public during tourist season.
	www.baltimore.to /ShotTower (437 words)

	ShotTowr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Old Shot Tower dominates the north of the suburb and marks the boundary with Collingwood, and is part of the industrial landscape extending from Wellington to Hoddle Streets.
		The tower was in use for fifty years and closed down in 1947.
		The tower rises from a wide circular base to a narrow tapering top, and has small openings at regular intervals to serve as windows; a long winding staircase which reached to the top has been removed.
	www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/yarra/arch/ShotTowr.htm (143 words)

	Baltimore Travel Itinerary-- Shot Tower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Shot Tower was a lead shot manufacturing facility in operation from 1828 to 1892.
		When hardened, dried and polished, the shot was sorted into 25-pound bags, producing a total of 1,000,000 bags of shot a year--a number that could be doubled if necessary.
		Over 234 feet high, the Shot Tower was the tallest structure in the United States until the Washington Monument in Washington, DC was completed after the Civil War.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/baltimore/b29.htm (230 words)

	No. 422: Shot Tower
		Shot was also made by pouring lead into a sieve over a barrel.
		Shot towers like his sprouted all over England and Europe.
		Shot makers added an upflow of air, and they invented ways to sort out deformed shot.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi422.htm (432 words)

	Central Shot Tower Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		When the phrase "shot tower" is mentioned in conversation today, thoughts readily turn to pizza and beer, a plausible reference to the local downtown restaurant of the same name.
		The Dubuque Shot Tower was where patent drop shot was made and sold throughout the upper midwest in the 1850s and early 1860s.
		Standing on his "Shot Tower ladder," Central student Spencer David demonstrates how "molten lead" was separated into droplets by pouring it through a sieve, while fellow CSI (Central Shot Tower Investigator) Zac Brothers (r) talks about the Shot Tower's history.
	www.dubuque.k12.ia.us /Central/shottower/index.htm (809 words)

	Shot Tower Historical Park - Wytheville, VA Parks and Historical Landmark
		One of three shot towers still standing in US; fortresslike stone shaft has 2 1/2 foot thick walls rising 75 feet above ground and boring 75 feet below to a water tank.
		Molten lead was poured through sheet iron colanders from the tower top; during the 150-foot descent it became globular before hitting the water.
		Pellets were then sorted by rolling them down an incline; well-formed shot rolled into a receptacle; faulty ones zig-zagged off and were remelted.
	www.superpages.com /cities/mtg/41725 (101 words)

	jeffcovey.net -- tall ships
		i took this shot up charles street looking at the washington monument, which you can't really see.
		on the right is the world trade center, from which later shots were taken.
		thanks to glenn for suggesting this last shot before leaving the inner harbor; it came out so much better than the similar one i took earlier.
	jeffcovey.net /photos/baltimore/inner_harbor/tallships (404 words)

	Cator Print #17 - Shot Tower. Baltimore. 1924. - Cator Collection - Enoch Pratt Free Library - Baltimore, MD
		Attached to the print is a slip with the following description: "Among the most prominent objects in a distant view of Baltimore, towering far above the loftiest building, and, although situated near the water level, rivaling in height the summit of the Washington Monument, is the Merchants' Shot Tower.
		This immense piece of masonry was erected in 1828, and is said to be the finest specimen of brick work on this continent, and perhaps in the world.
		This gives the tower the rare and important advantage of being absolutely free from vibration, except during the heaviest gales of wind, when the maximum vibration at the highest floor does not exceed four inches.
	www.epfl.net /exhibits/catorprints/cator017.html (220 words)

	Shot Tower Park, Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		There are two piles of shot on the front of the red cushion that were found in the bottom of the tower.
		The items on the back of the cushion are larger, lead shot, NOT made by this process.
		And the nails on the sides were from the original tower construction.
	www.billstruhar.com /journal2003/july/tower/tower7.htm (51 words)

	Shot_Tower.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Located at the end of East Fourth Street, the Shot Tower was built in 1856 and used commercially for three years to make lead shot and bullets.
		In 1911 the second of two fires in the lumber yard destroyed the interior woodwork and the top of this shot tower.
		This is the only shot tower in the United States west of the Mississippi River.
	dubuque-tour.tripod.com /Shot_Tower.htm (87 words)

	Engineer's Guide to Baltimore: Phoenix Shot Tower
		Shot tower; brick walls, wood and iron floors
		The Tower was erected in 1828 and shot was continuously produced there until 1892.
		The community protested and by 1928 enough money had been pulled together to purchase the tower and present it to the city of Baltimore.
	betsy.ce.jhu.edu /baltimorestructures/Shot%20Tower/shot_tower.htm (173 words)

	New River Trail State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Shot Tower and the two campgrounds, Millrace (Foster Falls) and Cliffview.
		Shot Tower accessibility: The Shot Tower grounds and restroom facilities are accessible.
		Although climbing the Shot Tower is not an accessible feature, the park does provide a picture showcase that allows those unable to climb the tower the opportunity to see the views at the top of the tower.
	www.dcr.state.va.us /parks/newriver.htm (2250 words)

	Tower Hill State Park, a Wisconsin State Park
		He formed a business partnership to manufacture lead shot in 1830 at a time when Wisconsin had no shot tower and he hoped to market lead in the East.
		Tower Hill State Park - home -> State Parks -> Tower Hill Tower Hill State Park 5808 County Rd. C, Spring Green Visit the park's restored shot tower and melting house, to see exhibits on lead shot making from the 1800s...
		Tower Hill State Park 5808 County C Spring Green 53588 Phone...
	www.stateparks.com /tower_hill.html (391 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Lead tower plans weighed up
		A planning application has been made to turn the lead shot tower near the floating Harbourside into offices.
		The tower, in Cheese Lane, is a listed building built in 1968.
		Shot was created by pouring molten lead through a sieve at the top of the tower into water at the bottom - a process invented in the city in the Eighteenth century.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/2663813.stm (191 words)

	TrekEarth \| Melbourne Shot Tower Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Melbourne Shot Tower formed part of a factory in which shot gun pellets were made.
		The shot was formed into tiny spheres by dropping them (inside the tower) from a great height.
		The shot tower is now protected from the elements under a giant glass cone.
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/photo115031.htm (160 words)

	MSN Encarta - Dictionary - shot tower definition
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		tower for making lead shot: a tower formerly used for making lead shot, in which molten lead was dropped from the top into water at the bottom in which the drops solidified
	ca.encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861733007/shot_tower.html (87 words)

	Baltimore \| Visiting the City \| Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing \| Attractions & Landmarks \| Shot Tower \| ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		One of three or four similar buildings left in the United States, the Phoenix Shot Tower was used to make lead shot from 1828 to 1892.
		Molten lead was dropped from a platform at the top of the 234-foot tower through a sieve and into a vat of cold water.
		Built with 1 million wood-fired bricks, the tower, a National Historic Landmark, was the tallest building in the country until the Washington Monument in DC was completed after the Civil War.
	hawaiianairlines.wcities.com /en/record/150,229663/357/index.html (113 words)

	Shot Tower - WetCanvas!
		The tower is 10 metres in diameter at the base and 3.9 metres at the top - the walls a metre thick at the bottom thin out to.45 centimetres at the top.
		Molten lead was dropped from top to bottom of the hollow tower and its rapid descent and cooling roughly shaped it into pellets.
		There is a museum at the base of the tower and a tea rooms alongside.
	www.wetcanvas.com /forums/showthread.php?t=194602 (368 words)

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	Shot Tower, Dubuque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Built of limestone and brick, the narrow Shot Tower has been likened to an Egyptian obelisk.
		It was used until 1862 for the production of lead shot for guns.
		The tower was stabilized in 1959 after years of neglect, and was placed on the National Register of Historic places in 1976.
	www.emporis.com /re/en/wm/bu/129317 (154 words)

	The Shot Tower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Phoenix Shot Tower Company of Baltimore constructed it without the use of scaffolding.
		The tower and surrounding plant was acquired by the Merchant's Shot Tower Company, who manufactured shot there until 1894.
		Turn left at President St. and right at Baltimore St. There is parking at the corner of High St.
	www.ce.jhu.edu /mdcive/shottow.htm (215 words)

	Shot Tower Place \| by Northstar Property Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A quiet, solidly residential neighborhood, this quaint pocket of the city is more affordable than others, yet is within easy reach of all of Philadelphia’s amenities.
		Situated conveniently on South 2nd Street between Christian Street and Carpenter Street, Shot Tower Place offers eight stately town homes with private gardens, roof decks and assigned, deeded off-street parking.
		The rear of the site opens to Shot Tower Park, providing exceptional light and air for all of the homes.
	www.shottowerplace.com /pages/01_intro.htm (149 words)

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	Virginia: New River Trail State Park
		The trail parallels the New River from milepost 8 to Fries Junction where the spur to Fries continues on the River.
		Interesting sites along the way include the Shot Tower State Historical Park, two tunnels, two bridges over the New River and a small waterfall on Chestnut Creek.
		(Foster Falls is near the Shot Tower State Historical Park.) Also, a few camping sites have been added between Fries and Fries Junction (summer of 2003).
	www.great-trails.com /nriver.shtml (406 words)

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