Virginia 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]

The Tunnels of Virginia Route 311, Alleghany, Virginia

In the hills of Alleghany, Virginia you can find numerous tunnels for both trains and automobiles that cut through this beautiful part of the country. Here’s a short video on two of those automo…[View More]

Dunlap Creek Bridge, Callaghan, Virginia

Built in 1934 this Warren Through Truss bridge is 197 feet long and spans Dunlap Creek. Once part of the main thoroughfare, the bridge was bypassed in the mid 1960s and now only serves one residence a…[View More]

Crows Phantom Bridge, Crows, Virginia

Built around 1920, the Crows Phantom Bridge is one of a series of phantom bridges located along Route 159 in western Virginia.

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