Lee County Archives - History in Your Own Backyard

Although St. Charles isn’t an official Ghost town, I thought it was important to document this coal mining town before any more structures are lost to time. St. Charles. Virginia is located in Lee C…[View More]

Cowan’s Mill, Ewing, Virginia

This is Old Cowan’s Mill formerly known as the Ball Mill located 2 miles west of Ewing, Virginia. This is reported to be the most photographed mill in the state of Virginia. Built around 1878 a wate…[View More]

Hole In The Rock Wagon Tunnel, Hubbard Springs, Virginia

The spine of Cumberland Mountain at the saddle between Trading Creek and Martin’s Fork is a narrow rock wall. Traditionally, in the beginning, settlers from Kentucky would bring their merchandis…[View More]

Cumberland Gap Railroad Tunnel, Gibson Station, Virginia

So in 1886 a group of Tennessee investors organized the Powell’s Valley Railway with their sites set to build a rail line from Knoxville. Tennessee going North to Cumberland Gap. That same year the …[View More]

The Lost Bridge in Pennington Gap, Virginia

About 1 mile north of Pennington Gap, Virginia you’ll find 2 concrete bridge piers and a concrete bridge abutment on the east side of the North Fork of the Powell River also known as Stone Creek. I …[View More]

Leeman Field Bridge, Pennington Gap, Virginia

The Leeman Field Bridge, Pennington Gap, Virginia In June of 2023 I was driving along Route 421 in Pennington Gap, Virginia when I noticed a bridge abutment and piers from a former bridge. Well I had…[View More]

The Abandoned Alternate Route 58 Phantom Bridge, Jonesville, Virginia

While driving through Lee County, Virginia I luckily found a phantom bridge from a former state route out in the middle of a field! So after doing a little research I found that the road this bridge o…[View More]

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