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 Shot Tower at Jackson's Ferry - Austinville, VA, USA
N 36° 52.204 W 080° 52.225
17S E 511549 N 4080466
The Daughters of the American Revolution have placed this historical marker at the Shot Tower at Jackson's Ferry. The shot tower was the site of ammunition creation starting in 1807 and was added to the NRHP in 1969.
Waymark Code: WM1C6FA
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2025
Views: 4
"The Jackson Ferry Shot Tower is a 75-foot (23 m) tall tower used for manufacturing lead shot located in Wythe County, Virginia and now adjacent to the New River Trail State Park, a lineal rail trail park connecting the historic towns of Pulaski and Galax, Virginia.
As one of the few remaining shot towers in the United States, the Jackson Ferry tower was constructed by Thomas Jackson and is the centerpiece of the Shot Tower Historical State Park. Construction began on the tower shortly after the American Revolutionary War and was completed in 1807. The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1969."- Jackson Ferry Shot Tower
The shot tower grounds are open from dawn until dusk. The parking lot is open year-round. The tower is open on scheduled days in the summer.
The Golden Wheel is top and center of the placard.
DAR Chapter: Virginia District IV Regents Club, NSDAR
Date Placed: 12/30/2000
Inscription:
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 1800s, is credited to Thomas Jackson.
In the twentieth century, the shot tower was conveyed for purposes of restoration and maintenance from the Jackson family to the Stuart Chapter, DAR, then to the Lead Mines Ruritan Club, and most recently to the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development.
In honor of this structure’s local historical significance, this tablet is placed by the Virginia District IV Regents Club of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR chapters representing this Regents Club are:
Appalachian Trail, Black’s Fort, Boone Trail, Carter’s Fort, Count Pulaski, Fort Chiswell, Fort Maiden Spring, George Pearis, Lovelady, Major George Gibson, New River Pioneer, Royal Oak, Stuart and Wilderness Road Chapters.
Marker placed
December 30, 2000
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