Dubuque's Shot Tower, built in 1856 by the George W. Rogers Company, is one of the few remaining shot towers in the United States, and it is a National Historic Landmark. Shot towers were an innovation allowing mass production of lead shot balls by dropping molten lead from a certain height into a basin of water.

At the peak of its production, Dubuque's Shot Tower was making between six and eight tons of lead shot daily for use by the United States military. The tower, which stands 120 feet tall, is tapered and made up of seven stories of stone and three stories of soft red brick. It is currently undergoing extensive renovations to repair the damage done to it through fire and general disuse.

Address: 600 East Commercial Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001, Phone: 563-589-4100

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