Pocahontas
N 37° 18.587 W 081° 20.088
17S E 470332 N 4129291
A Virginia Historical Marker placed by the Virginia Conservation Commission in 1947.
Waymark Code: WMTCW4
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2016
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Marker text:
This region was visited by the explorer, Dr. Thomas Walker, in 1750. Following a report by Captain I. A. Welch in 1873, the first coal mine was opened here in 1882. Shipment of coal followed in 1883, when the Norfolk and Western Railroad reached this point from Radford. First known as "Powell's Bottom", the town was incorporated in 1884 and named for the Indian princess Pocahontas.
Marker Number: XP 4
Marker Title: Pocahontas
Marker Location: State Route 120 at Pocahontas Cemetery
County or Independent City: Pocahontas
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Conservation Commission
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