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{{toplink|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparks_Shot_Tower|name=en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparks_Shot_Tower}} | {{toplink|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparks_Shot_Tower|name=en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparks_Shot_Tower}}<blockquote>''One of the Oldest of Its Kind''</blockquote> | ||
The '''Sparks Shot Tower''' is '''a historic shot tower located at 129-131 Carpenter Street''' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opened on July 4, 1808, it was one of the first shot towers in the United States, with the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower in Wythe County, Virginia possibly predating it by a year or so. It was built near the Delaware River waterfront at Front and Carpenter Streets, just west of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church. | |||
''Note:'' The above descriptive information came from the landmark's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparks_Shot_Tower Wikipedia page]. | |||
==Info== | |||
*Article: [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sparks-shot-tower Sparks Shot Tower, Philadelphia, PA, One of the Oldest of its Kind] (at Atlas Obscura) | |||
*Photos: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sparks_Shot_Tower Category:Sparks Shot Tower] (at Wikipedia) | |||
[[Category:Is-Historic_Landmark]] | [[Category:Is-Historic_Landmark]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:59, 10 April 2023
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparks_Shot_Tower
One of the Oldest of Its Kind
The Sparks Shot Tower is a historic shot tower located at 129-131 Carpenter Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opened on July 4, 1808, it was one of the first shot towers in the United States, with the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower in Wythe County, Virginia possibly predating it by a year or so. It was built near the Delaware River waterfront at Front and Carpenter Streets, just west of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the landmark's Wikipedia page.
Info
- Article: Sparks Shot Tower, Philadelphia, PA, One of the Oldest of its Kind (at Atlas Obscura)
- Photos: Category:Sparks Shot Tower (at Wikipedia)