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Pocahontas Historic District is a national historic district located at Pocahontas in the Pocahontas coalfield, Tazewell County, Virginia. It is near Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine, a U.S. National Historic Landmark which was Mine No. 1 of the Pocahontas coalfield. The district encompasses 17 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure ...
The mine was the first in the sub-bituminous coal of the Pocahontas Coalfield, opening in 1882. In 1938 it became the first exhibition coal mine in the United States . Uniquely, it was possible to drive one's automobile through the mine, entering through the fan opening and exiting through the original entry.
Location of Tazewell County in Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in ...
After the war, Pocahontas-born free black William N. Stevens became a lawyer and the first African American to serve in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, although his legislative district centered on nearby Sussex County. Stevens maintained a house on the island (which still survives), though he died relatively young of throat ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
The dive team at Pocahontas State Park recommends some form of shoes to be worn to help plungers walk down and up the boat ramp. 2024 Richmond Polar Plunge at Pocahontas State Park on December 9 ...
Pocahontas is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was named for Chief Powhatan 's daughter, Pocahontas , who lived in the 17th-century Jamestown Settlement . The town was founded as a company mining town by the Southwest Virginia Improvement Company in 1881.
This list of museums in Virginia, United States, contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.