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Big Stone Gap is located at (36.867165, −82.774471). [14] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.6 km 2), all of which is land. Big Stone Gap is at the junction of U.S. Route 23 and U.S. Route 58 Alternate.
Stonega is a Census-designated place and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. [2] It is part of the Big Stone Gap, Virginia micropolitan area.The community was founded in 1895 to provide housing and coking facilities for the Virginia Coal and Iron Company before being leased to the Stonega Coke and Coal Company in 1902. [3]
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.
Wallens Ridge State Prison is a level 5 state prison located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, housing approximately 1,200 inmates.Since opening in April 1999, it has been a part of the Virginia Department of Corrections, and is identical to the Red Onion State Prison near Pound. [1]
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. A bestselling author, many of his stories were set in Appalachia and have been adapted to film and television.
WAXM is a Country-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia, serving Southwest Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. [1] WAXM is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc. [5] Offices in Norton
The station is licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia and serves the City of Norton and Wise County in Virginia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] WLSD is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc. [ 1 ] [ 8 ]
Location of Wise County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wise County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Virginia, United States.