Boom Furnace, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 36°55′14″N 80°46′09″W / 36.92056°N 80.76917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Pulaski |
Elevation | 1,929 ft (588 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 24347 |
GNIS feature ID | 1494845[1] |
Boom Furnace is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.[1] The name of the community derives from a nearby furnace that made loud booming sounds when started.[2] The furnace began operation in 1882 and, when it ended operations in 1906, was the last "cold blast, water power charcoal" furnace in Virginia.[3] The furnace still stands today.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Boom Furnace". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Tennis, Joe (2004), Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See, The Overmountain Press, p. 146, ISBN 9781570722561, retrieved August 6, 2013
- ^ Watson, Thomas; Bassler, Ray; Ries, Heinrich; Holden, Ray (1907), Mineral resources of Virginia, J.P. Bell Company, p. 448, ISBN 9780722246214, retrieved August 6, 2013
- ^ Google (August 6, 2013). "Boom Furnace, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 6, 2013.