Old Hot Shot Furnace At Fort Morgan, Alabama
Color print view of the old Hot Shot Furnace At Fort Morgan, AL. These furnaces were used during war to heat the cannon balls until they turned cherry-red or white hot, then placed in the cannons and fired. A red hot shot would retain sufficient heat to set fire to wood even after strucking water...
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Troy University Library
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/3927 |