Most viewed - Wythe County, VA
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yontswgmerchandise.jpg1600 viewsPhoto courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Engine #41 Near Wytheville1541 viewsThis is a photo of #41 making a run on the tracks near Wytheville.
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Foster Falls - Orphanage1483 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Mule Hell - Eagle Rock Furnace.1315 viewsEagle Rock Furnace, Mule Hell Community near Cripple Creek, Wythe Co., VA. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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IronFurnaceCrippleCreek1.jpg1107 viewsIron Furnace at Cripple Creek. Courtesy of David Arnold .david.arnold@adelphia.net.
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Crockett's Cove - Historical Marker1101 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Ivanhoe - Masonic Lodge1098 viewsThis photo taken at the corner of Painter Hill and Riverside is by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net and was taken May 17, 2007.
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Austinville - Fincastle County Marker1084 viewsThis marker is located on US 52 near Austinville, VA in Wythe Co. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Foster Falls - Foster Falls Furnance.1057 viewsFoster Falls Furnace, Foster Falls, VA., Wythe Co.
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"For most of the 19th century, the mineral-rich New River Valley supported great industrial activity. Iron ore mines in the valley supplied the raw materials for dozens of iron furnaces and forges and the iron business became a major force in the regional economy. By the turn of the century how3ever, changes in technology and a depletion of the natural resources necessary for iron production had forced most of the furnaces out of business.
Foster Falls Furnace was built in 1880-81 by the Foster Falls Mining and Manufacturing Co. The furnace, described as an open top cold blast operation was run by water power from the New River and produced pig iron to the tune of 12 tons per day. Raw iron ore was transported to the furnace from mines in the Red Hill area of Wythe County aboard narrowguage railroads called "dinky" trains. The finished product was shipped to markets in St. Louis, Baltimore, and Cincinnati. At its peak, the furnace employed between 70 and 80 people.
In 1899 the furnace was sold to Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Co. and converted to a steam powered operation, increasing its production capacity. During Virginia Iron Coal and Coke ownership of the furnace, over 100 company owned homes were built in the vicinity to house its employees. The
Foster Falls Furnace operated until 1914, when a devastating flood destroyed the dinky train bridge over New River, cutting the supply of iron ore from the mines."--sign located on the site by the Virginia State Parks & Recreation Dept.
Photo by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Crockett's Cove - Crockett Family Cemetery1053 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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ftchiswell.jpg1019 viewsThis is a postcard of the Chiswell Mansion, near Wytheville, VA. You might be interested in Hauser's 1907 Short Historical and Physical Description of Wythe County, Virginia. This booklet was prepared for the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.
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Fort Chiswell - Historical Marker1010 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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