• The Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as the Old Baltimore Shot Tower, is a red brick shot tower, 234.25 feet (71.40 m) tall, located near the downtown, Jonestown...
  • This Baltimore landmark was the tallest building in the United States when it was built. From 1828 to 1892, molten lead was dropped 215 feet to make shot.
  • The tower was originally known as the "Phoenix Shot Tower", then the "Merchants' Shot Tower", and now is also sometimes called the "Old Baltimore Shot Tower".
  • Baltimore’s Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as “the Old Baltimore Shot Tower,” was the tallest structure in the United States when it was built in 1828.
  • The Phoenix Shot Tower, previously known as the Old Baltimore Shot Tower, was named for the lead shot that was manufactured there from 1828 to 1892...
  • Also known as The Old Baltimore Shot Tower, the tower was built in 1828 and is 215 + feet tall.
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  • It was originally known as the "Phoenix Shot Tower", and later the "Merchants' Shot Tower", and today is often referred to as the "Old Baltimore Shot Tower".
  • When the old Phoenix Shot Tower in the Jonestown neighborhood was threatened with demolition in 1921, the citizens of Baltimore rallied to save this rare...
  • Once there were three such towers in Baltimore; now there are only a few left in the entire world. The design of the 215-foot tall Phoenix Shot Tower and its...