Download or read book Dickenson County written by Victoria L. Osborne and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dickenson County was formed in 1880 from parts of Wise, Russell, and Buchanan Counties. The county was named for William J. Dickenson, a legislator from Russell County who sponsored the bill in the House of Delegates that established it as the 100th county in Virginia. Dickenson has since been referred to as Virginia's baby county. Daniel Boone may have been the first white man to see the area. In 1767, he and two others traveled northward from the Yadkin River in North Carolina and reached the headwaters of the West (later called Russell) Fork of the Big Sandy River. Dickenson has one of the largest underground stores of coal in the world, with coal and lumber providing the majority of jobs for the region. The county is home to bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, who is from Clintwood and was raised on Sandy Ridge. The county was home to "Ironman" Claude Fuller, who played baseball for the New York Yankees. The county is famous for the "Petticoat Government," an all-women town council and a mayor that received national attention. One of the most tragic mining accidents occurred in Dickenson County in 1932 when an explosion at Splashdam Mine killed 10 men.

Download or read book School and Community History of Dickenson County Virginia written by Dennis Reedy and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a compilation of articles written by teachers during the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to histories of early schools and community origins, the book contains a wealth of other information—from stories of Indians, hunting, and the Civil War, to life and customs of the pioneers in general. The names of many of Dickenson’s early residents also found their way into the book, either as early settlers in one of the communities or as teacher, student, or patron of one of the many one- and two-room schools.

Download or read book Welcome to Dickenson County Virginia written by Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Bulletin written by Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Heritage of Dickenson County Virginia written by Dickenson County Heritage Book Committee (Dickenson County, Va.) and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Dickenson County Virginia School History and Geography written by Joshua Hoge Tyler Sutherland and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: