Natural Bridge in Virginia - Shot Towers on Waymarking.com

In 1774 Thomas Jefferson purchased 157 acres of land, including the Natural Bridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, from King George III of England for 20 shillings. During the Revolution, Colonists dropped molten lead from the top of the Natural Bridge, using it as a natural "shot tower" to make bullets used to defeat the British. In the 245-foot fall the drops became spherical and when they hit Cedar Creek's cold water they hardened into bullets.

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Jefferson and the Natural Bridge

From: 01/01/1774 To: 01/01/1782 Historical Purpose: Arms were manufactured here during the Revolutionary War at Jefferson's Bridge. Open to the public: Yes

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