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Big Stone Gap

E 5th St N, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 52' 7.49388", -82° 46' 30.838764"

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Big Stone Gap, originally known as Three Forks, received its charter, February 23, 1888. A postoffice was established April 12, 1856. In the early nineties it became the center of iron and coal development. It was the home and workshop of John Fox, Jr., novelist, and author of Trail of the Lonesome Pine.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00

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