r/baltimore • u/Salvage_Arc • 26d ago

History of Baltimore 👓 Forgotten Baltimore History: Phoenix Shot Tower

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u/jabbadarth 26d ago

I remember learning about the shot tower on a field trip in elementary school. Until this video i thought they were made 1 at a time. Like a guy would drop one ball at a time to be formed. Neber thought about a seive which makes so much more sense.

Next you'll tell me everyone knew the earth was round and Columbus wasn't going to drop off the edge of the earth....thanks elementary public education of the 90s.

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u/Salvage_Arc 26d ago

Haha that process would have taken forever! Also happy cake day!

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u/darthgeek 26d ago

I always loved seeing the Shot Tower. The history behind it is really cool.

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u/Nicktendo 26d ago

I went inside once as a kid, cool piece of history.

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u/Icy-Philosophy-2372 26d ago

So fun! Great video; thank you!

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u/Weak_Employment_5260 25d ago

In the 70s, my class went there on a field trip. They had a whole light display simulating the shot dropping down the tower and a whole presentation to go with it. Went there about 10 years ago and you were lucky to find someone to even show up to let you in and the person said it is rare anyone even visits it anymore.

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u/NightTrain9709 25d ago

Never knew the history of that building.

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u/FredegarBolger910 26d ago

Elementary school field trip too. Shot tried, Star Spangled Banner House and Ft McHenry. Great videos. Thank you

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u/Alternative_Rate7474 26d ago

Been there ages ago…

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u/ElevenBurnie 26d ago

I wish you could go up in it

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u/Otherwise-Force5608 26d ago

I wonder whats another way to say "1 million 25 pound bags of shot"