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The Miner's Memorial in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, was named the "Official Coal Miner's Memorial for the Commonwealth of Virginia" on 22 June 2009. [1] It is meant to memorialize those who have lost their lives in the hazardous profession of coal mining and to honor the living men and women who continue to go into the darkness to make a living.
Richlands is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,261 at the 2020 census. The population was 5,261 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578.
Title Locale Year est. Year ceased Notes Alexandria Expositor and the Columbian Advertiser: Alexandria, District of Columbia: 1802 1805 OCLC 12656722, ISSN 2574-9765 ...
Richlands Historic District is a national historic district located at Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia. The district encompasses 91 contributing buildings in the central business district of the town of Richlands. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dating from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries.
VA Route 3, VA Route 20, Scuffletown Road, Fredericksburg Road, U.S. Route 33: Part of the road was sold to the Fredericksburg and Valley Plank Road: Tazewell Courthouse and Fancy Gap Road: March 17, 1849: Tazewell - Wytheville: The turnpike traveled east on what is currently Virginia State Route 61 (SR 61) from Tazewell to SR 623, which
Honaker was settled as early as 1772 when William Ferrill established a homesite in the area. During Dunmore's War of 1774 a fort, known as New Garden Fort, was established to protect the settlers from Indian raids.
Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of Virginia was home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five U.S. presidents, as well as many important figures of the Confederacy. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.
The Williams House, also known as the Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Company Office, is a historic home and office located at Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story, frame Georgian Revival style dwelling.