Shawver Mill

Shawver Mill (HMU40)

Location: Tazewell, VA 24651 Tazewell County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 9.198', W 81° 21.357'

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The Shawver Mill community grew up here around the gristmill that George Shawver built before 1860. William Leffel and Adam Britts soon built sawmills, and the community developed like many in Virginia during the 19th century. By 1911 it sustained a general store, Odd Fellows hall, post office, cemetery, two churches, and a baseball team. The end of milling operations in 1947, together with new road construction, diminished the community. By 1992 only the mill dam, the cemetery on the hill, and Chestnut Grove Church survived.
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HM NumberHMU40
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Marker NumberXH-2
Year Placed1992
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 5:22pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 468392 N 4111937
Decimal Degrees37.15330000, -81.35595000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 9.198', W 81° 21.357'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 9' 11.88" N, 81° 21' 21.42" W
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Area Code(s)276
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-136 Mill Rd, Tazewell VA 24651, US
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