Boom Furnace, Virginia

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Boom Furnace, Virginia
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Boom Furnace, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°55′14″N80°46′09″W / 36.92056°N 80.76917°W / 36.92056; -80.76917
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 ID1494845 [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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boom Furnace". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Google (August 6, 2013). "Boom Furnace, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved August 6, 2013.