The Shot Tower is a satellite park of New River Trail and adjoins the trail at U.S. 52. The Shot Tower is almost 200 years old and was used to manufacture lead shot for commercial sale. The historical park grounds are open April 1 to November 1, with the tower itself open daily May 1, to October 1. New River Trail can be accessed by hikers only from the Shot Tower. In its heyday the village was inhabited by more than 100 families and was a bustling community.
Planning is underway to preserve and protect the historically significant area.
Manufacturing Co. The imposing two and one-half story brick structure was to serve as a hotel, commissary, post office and boarding house for employees of the Foster Falls Mining and Manufacturing Co. For 25 years the hotel served as the social center of the Foster Falls community. Initially the school was intended to train young women, between the ages of 14-20, in Christian living and the art of homemaking. The school offered courses, bookkeeping, cleaning, and laundry as well as bible study, and academic subjects such as spelling, language, history, and geography. The Abingdon Presbytery converted the school to an orphanage in 1938 and changed the name to the Abingdon Presbyterian Children's Home.