Sparks Shot Tower
The Sparks Shot Tower is a historic shot tower located at 129-131 Carpenter Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opened on July 4, 1808, it was one of the first shot towers in the United States, with the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower in Wythe County, Virginia possibly predating it by a year or so.Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gloria Dei Church and Independence Hall.
Gloria Dei Church
Church
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes', is a historic church located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulevard on the east, and Washington Avenue on the south. Gloria Dei Church is situated 800 feet east of Sparks Shot Tower.
Independence Hall
Museum
Photo: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States. Independence Hall is situated 1 mile north of Sparks Shot Tower.
USS New Jersey
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS New Jersey is an Iowa-class battleship and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of New Jersey. She was often referred to fondly as "Big J". USS New Jersey is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Sparks Shot Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pennsport and Queen Village.
Pennsport
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pennsport is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsport is home to a large working-class Irish American population, many of them descendants of immigrants from the mid to late 19th century.
Queen Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Queen Village is a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that lies along the eastern edge of the city in South Philadelphia.
Little Saigon
Neighborhood
Photo: Minormadam, CC BY 3.0.
One of the largest Vietnamese neighborhoods in the United States is Philadelphia's Little Saigon, located in Passyunk Square, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.
Sparks Shot Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: shot tower in Pennsylvania, United States
- Categories: shot tower, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.93481° or 39° 56′ 5″ northLongitude
-75.14634° or 75° 8′ 47″ westHeight
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
87F6WVM3+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 705302160OpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q7573713
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