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The renovated gray limestone shot tower at Jackson's Ferry was used to manufacture lead shot and stands as a visible example of a nineteenth century commercial venture in southwest Virginia. Believed to have been built in the early 1800s, its construction is credited to Thomas Jackson. In the twentieth century, ownership for restoration and maintenance passed from the Jackson family to the Stuart Chapter, DAR, then to the Lead Mines Ruritan Club, and most recently to the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development.
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