Wise County / Dickenson County

Wise County / Dickenson County (HM1PFT)

Location: Pound, VA 24279 Dickenson County
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N 37° 7.747', W 82° 32.795'

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Wise County. Wise County was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott,
and Russell Counties. It was named for Henry
Alexander Wise who was governor of Virginia
from 1856 to 1860. The county seat is the town
of Wise. After the Civil War the town of Wise
grew and the county's industry expanded because
of the growth of the railroads and the increased
mining of coal in the region.
Noted novelist
John Fox Jr. lived in the town of Big Stone Gap
here for a portion of his life and wrote the best-
selling novels The Trail of the Lonesome Pine and
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.

Dikenson County. This mountainous county is named for William J.
Dickenson, delegate to the Virginia General Assembly
from Russell County in 1880 when the county
was formed from Russell,
Wise, and Buchanan
Counties. The first permanent European settlements were established in the county during the
early 19th century.
Breaks Interstate Park is
located near Breaks and includes a portion of
Kentucky. The park was formed by a joint action
of both state legislatures in 1954 and has a deep
gorge shaped for centuries by the Russell Fork
River. Clintwood is the county seat.

Details

HM Number	HM1PFT
Tags	Political Subdivisions, Natural Resources, Natural Features, Arts Letters Music
Marker Number	Z-133
Year Placed	2003
Placed By	Department of Historic Resources
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Friday, November 20th, 2015 at 1:01pm PST -08:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17S E 362619 N 4110315
Decimal Degrees	37.12911667, -82.54658333
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 37° 7.747', W 82° 32.795'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	37° 7' 44.82" N, 82° 32' 47.7" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	276
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal Address	At or near VA-83, Pound VA 24279, US
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