Resources of Southwest Virginia - Va History

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Resources of
South-west
Virginia
Showing The
Mineral Deposits of Iron, Coal, Zinc,
Copper and Lead
Also
The Staples of the Various Counties, Methods of
Transportation, Access, Etc.
By C. R. Boyd, 1881
356 pages, indexed, searchable
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“
The great and crying need of
Virginia
now is . . .that we should
. . . labor together to build up and largely enhance the
financial power of such communities in the State as are capable of further development. This can be done by showing up our
resources in a proper manner; thus bringing in many men of capital to willingly help us not only bear our burdens, but create
new facilities for making money, in the erection of furnaces, etc., and in the building of new lines of railway.
It is not any attempt at prophecy to say that the financial power of Southwestern Virginia and of the
James River
Valley
in ten
years will be increased thirty-three per cent.
If we of this section can contribute anything to hasten the good time, why then let us do it.”
Southwest Virginia
development and growth blossomed only after completion of the railroads. New settlers were able to travel
more simply and quickly but, more importantly, new industries and jobs were created because of the new ability to transport
coal and timber out of the areas.
“Travel in
Wise
County
. . . was exceedingly difficult before 1890. The roads were steep, narrow, and rough. . . The principal
road leading out of the county to Abingdon . . . took a week or ten days for a covered wagon to travel. . . The three principal
railroads leading into
Wise
County
were completed about 1891.”
The county population would more than double in the next three decades.
Book Contents
Montgomery
County
Pulaski
County
Wythe
County
Smythe
County
Washington
County
Giles
County
Bland
County
Tazewell
County
Russell
County
Lee
County
Wise
County
Dickenson
County
Buchanon
County
Floyd
County
Carroll
County
Grayson
County
Ashe County
,
NC
Alleghany County
,
NC
Example of Chapter Contents
WISE
COUNTY
.
How Bounded
How Watered
Iron Ores
Cross Section at Big Stone Gap,
Wise
County
Coal
The Iron Ores
Limestone
General Summary of the Resources
Lead
Silver
Building Stones
Timber
Agriculture
Manufactures
Schools
Trade in Cattle, etc
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