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Shot Tower State Park

Activities:

Hiking

Picnicking

Welcome to the Shot Tower State Park, a place that is on the National Register of Historic Places! Park History: The Shot Tower itself was constructed over 150 years ago as a place for making ammunition for the early settlers. Lead was mined nearby in Austinville and was melted at the top of the 75 foot tower and poured down a shaft into a kettle of water.

Ownership:

State of Virginia

Acreage:

254.00

Location:

Shot Tower State Park

Lead Mines, Virginia United States

36.869253, -80.863624

See map: Google Maps

Park Website:

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/shottowr.shtml

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