in cities such as Lynchburg and Richmond, VA, both located on the James River in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and likely don't relate to what would be the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower, located on the New River in the Ohio River watershed. Letters from the time also very explicitly identify Richmond as the location of the factories. The confusion likely stems from Moses Austin & Co. owning the Austinville lead mines, near where they would build the shot factory in Jackson Ferry. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Wythe County, Virginia References External links Virginia.gov Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Industrial buildings completed in 1807 Towers completed in 1807 National Register of Historic Places in Wythe County, Virginia Shot towers Buildings and structures in Wythe County, Virginia Towers in Virginia Tourist attractions in Wythe County, Virginia