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Unique identifier for this image record.
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| Title |
Jackson's Ferry Shot Tower |
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| creator |
Earl Palmer |
| role |
Photographer |
| Subject |
- Appalachian Region - History
- Virginia
- ammunition
- firearms
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| owner |
dla |
| copyright |
DLA |
| conditions of use |
These resources and materials are not in the public domain and copyright is largely held by the Digital Library and Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. |
| work type |
Photograph |
| work date |
20th century |
| material |
Black & White |
| repository |
Digital Library and Archives (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) |
| repository place |
Blacksburg, Virginia |
| related work |
Ms89-025 |
| notes |
This shot tower, located in Austinville, VA is in the Shot Tower and New River Trail State Park. It was built by Thomas Jackson, an English immigrant in 1807. The small, spherical lead shot was used by frontier settlers. The shot tower is an ASME Mechanical Engineering Landmark. |
| source |
Earl Palmer Collection |
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