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Built in 1806 by Thomas Sparks and John Bishop, this was the first shot tower in the nation, making hunting shot and symbolizing a new U.S. industrial independence. Bishop, a Quaker, sold his share when ammunition was made here for the War of 1812. The Sparks family remained in control until 1903.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
