Shot Tower , Fayette And Front Streets

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Stock #: 47711
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Baltimore
State: Maryland (MD)
County: Baltimore (city)
Publisher: I. & M. Ottenheimer
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
One of the few survivors of the country's shot towers, this stately monument at Fayette and Front Sts., has reached the century mark. Early records show that it was built in 1828 for the manufacture of shot and that the cornerstone was laid by Charles Carroll of Carrollton. It is 234 feet high.

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