| Sparks Shot Tower | |
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 Tower in 2013 | |
  Location of Sparks Shot Tower in Pennsylvania | |
| General information | |
| Type | Shot tower |
| Location | Carpenter Street & Front Street |
| Town or city | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°56′05″N 75°08′47″W / 39.9348°N 75.1463°W |
| Construction started | July 4, 1808 |
| Owner | City of Philadelphia (Recreation Department) |
| Height | 142 feet (43 m) |
| Design and construction | |
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| Designated | April 19, 1997 |
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. It was built near the Delaware River waterfront at Front and Carpenter Streets, just west of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church.