Dubuque Iowa shot tower
Dubuque Iowa shot tower.
Shot Tower Historic State Park (VA)
Local miner and business owner Thomas Jackson took about 7 years to build the Shot Tower. It was completed in 1807. Here a shot of varying size would be molded, sorted and shipped down river where it would be sold to hunters, traders, and merchants.
Standing 75 feet high, the tower looks more like a fortress than a factory. Quarried from a limestone deposit about a mile away, the stones for the walls are 2 1/2 feet thick. Beneath the base is a lower shaft from the tower floor that drops 75 feet to the river level.
A restored winding wooden staircase leads to the tower's top room where there was a large kettle heated by a furnace. The lead was melted and then poured through different sized sieves, producing shot of varying sizes. Historians believe that either slave labor or a pulley system was used to move the lead to the top of the stairs.
The hot lead fell 150 feet to a large kettle of water at the bottom. The long fall was thought necessary to properly mold the round shot. and the kettle of water served as a cushion. The kettle was reached through an access tunnel near the river, which provided a constant supply of water for the kettle. The cooled shot would then be sorted and put on the market.
The thick stone walls of the Shot Tower provided support and insured a constant interior temperature so that the shot wouldn't cool too quickly during its long drop.
The tower, donated to the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Leads Mines Ruritans Club, was opened to the public in 1968 after extensive renovations. It is one of the only three in the United States and may be the only one of its particular design in the world. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers designated the Shot Tower a Nat'l Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1981.
Today, Shot Tower Historical State Park is managed as a part of New River Trail State Park. -Virginia State Parks Info flyer-
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Dubuque Arboretum :: Come Grow With Us
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Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens | 3800 Arboretum Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001 |
563-556-2100
A sought-after wedding venue, the Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens at Marshall Park in Dubuque, Iowa, is the only arboretum and botanical garden in the United States staffed entirely by volunteers. More than 300 dedicated individuals maintain the trees, plants and shrubs, and seed-gifts which are all labeled throughout the gardens. This video was created for a September 2013 fundraiser and features the organization's leadership and volunteers who explain their involvement at the Arboretum. They encourage others to Come Grow With Us.
Quietly nestled on the city's northwest side and featuring more than 60 different types of gardens (including Rose, Hosta, English, Japanese, Herb, and more), the grounds continue to grow and expand every year.
The Arboretum hosts a free-will supported Music in the Gardens Concert Series (6:30p Sunday evenings) throughout the summer months. Entrance fee: $0 | FREE. Open daily throughout the year dawn to dusk.
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Dubuque Arboretum :: Faces of the Arboretum
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Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens | 3800 Arboretum Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001 |
563-556-2100
A sought-after wedding venue, the Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens at Marshall Park in Dubuque, Iowa, is the only arboretum and botanical garden in the United States staffed entirely by volunteers. More than 300 dedicated individuals maintain the trees, plants and shrubs, and seed-gifts which are all labeled throughout the gardens. This video features quite a number of those volunteers who all acknowledge that I am the Arboretum! and We are the Arboretum!
Quietly nestled on the city's northwest side and featuring more than 60 different types of gardens (including Rose, Hosta, English, Japanese, Herb, and more), the grounds continue to grow and expand every year.
The Arboretum hosts a free-will supported Music in the Gardens Concert Series (6:30p Sunday evenings) throughout the summer months. Entrance fee: $0 | FREE. Open daily throughout the year dawn to dusk.
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Top 15. Best Tourist Attractions & Things to Do in Dubuque, Iowa
Top 15. Best Tourist Attractions & Things to Do in Dubuque, Iowa: National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Eagle Point Park, Fenelon Place Elevator Co, Mines of Spain Recreation Area, Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Diamond Jo Casino, Dubuque County Courthouse, Stone Cliff Winery, St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Shot Tower, Crystal Lake Cave, Art on the River, Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark, Grand River Center and Riverwalk
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Going Up – WhereAbouts | Steel City, PA
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Chartered in 1882, Pittsburgh Field Club has historical charm to match our wonderful golf course. The original course played along the river, but was moved to its current location in Fox Chapel in 1913 to make way for industry. Shortly thereafter in 1938, the 18th hole was converted from a par-4 to a par-3 that went straight uphill, and exhausted many a player. So, we built an elevator.
- PGA Professional Dave Martin
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From just off the 17th green, the elevator goes up seven stories high, can fit a foursome, and is a 37 second ride to the top. Once you're at the top, it's a 90 yard walk across the bridge to the 18th tee.
If you're walking, you ride the elevator.
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