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The "Big Stone Gap" refers to the valley created on the Appalachia Straight, located between the town and Appalachia. The town served as an important center for coal and iron development in the 1880s and 1890s and residents hoped its coal and iron ore deposits would make it "the Pittsburgh of the South." [6]
Allison Gap, Virginia on Poor Valley Road 613, Smyth County; East Stone Gap, Virginia on Orby Cantrell Highway or U.S. Route 58 Alternate; Big Stone Gap, Virginia; Olinger Gap north of Low Gap near Old Still Hollow; Low Gap east of Scott Gap; Scott Gap east of Dalton Gap; Dalton Gap north of Pennington Gap
Big Stone Gap East is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 687. [4] [2] The CDP is in the southwest part of the county, on the east edge of the town of Big Stone Gap, outside the town limits.
It is located in Big Stone Gap, in a house built in the 1880s for former Virginia Attorney General, Rufus A. Ayers. It was designed and built by Charles A. Johnson. Construction began in 1888 and was completed in 1895. [3] The limestone and sandstone used on the exterior walls came from area quarries. Red oak lines the interior walls and ceilings.
The Beaver Valley Mall was built on the site of the former Pettibon Raccoon Golf Course, a 100-acre course that ran from the former Kings Family Restaurant to the former Sears Auto Center behind ...
This junction allows CSX trains to use NS trackage rights to reach their Cumberland Valley Subdivision at Big Stone Gap, Virginia and NS trains to use CSX trackage between Frisco and St. Paul. The Kingsport Subdivision continues southeast from Frisco, picking up the valley of the North Fork Holston River and then the South Fork Holston River ...
Results from U.S. mall-based apparel chains this week will give a clearer picture of whether Americans are splurging on clothes and accessories heading into summer following mixed results from big ...
John Fox Jr. House, also known as the John Fox Jr. Museum, is a historic home located at Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia. It is named for the American author John Fox Jr. , who lived there from 1890 until 1919.