Lignite, Virginia
Unincorporated area in the United States
Ghost town in Virginia, United States
37°37′38″N 79°59′54″W / 37.62722°N 79.99833°W / 37.62722; -79.99833Lignite is a ghost town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. A former lignite mining town owned by Allegheny Ore and Iron Company (which later became a subsidiary of Lukens Steel Company in 1907, it contained a company store, churches, school, post office, and a main street theater. It was abandoned by the company in the 1920s after ore demands dropped, when higher grade coal was discovered in Pennsylvania, but some people continued to live in the houses until the 1950s. It has very few remains and is now a part of the Jefferson National Forest.
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References
- http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/va/lignite.html
- http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2EJJ
- https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/magazine/february-2012/lost-town-of-lignite/
- Jones, Allie Sloss, Amid the Great Valley: Oriskany, Oriskany Press, 2002.
- "New Life for a Long-Ago Town", New Castle Record, Mar. 29, 1995.
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Municipalities and communities of Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Fincastle
- Buchanan
- Fincastle
- Troutville
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communities
- Amsterdam
- Arcadia
- Baldwin
- Bessemer
- Coyner Springs
- Daggers Springs
- Flatwoods
- Gala
- Glebe Mills
- Haden
- Harvey
- Haymakertown
- Hipes
- Howell Mills
- Kyles Mills
- Lignite
- Lithia
- Lone Star
- Mount Union
- Munford
- Nace
- Oldfields
- Oriskany
- Owens
- Parr
- Peachtree
- Pico
- Rainbow Forest
- Rocky Point
- Salisbury
- Solitude
- Spec
- Springwood
- Stepping Stone
- Strom
- Surber
- Trinity
- Webster
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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