Sparks Shot Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1808), both in the US. The smelting house contains exhibits about the construction and use of the shot tower. The tower was operated by the Coops family, who also managed Clifton Hill Shot Tower. Building R-1 and the brick shot tower survived into the 21st century. The actual scene was filmed at Shot Tower station in Baltimore. A second shot tower was built in 1857. The 1857 shot tower is also still extant. The mills have disappeared, but the Shot Tower still stands nearby. The shot tower was demolished in the late 20th century. In 1824 it was being used as a shot tower to make small shot. A taller brick shot tower painted with a large P became a local landmark. The "Bliemeister method" has supplanted the shot tower method since the early 1960s. Other notable buildings include the preserved shot tower, the highest structure in Chester. Shot Tower on the banks of the Floating Harbour.