National Historic Landmark · Pocahontas, Virginia

Pocahontas Mine No. 1

Added to the National Register in 1994, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1994
Pocahontas Mine No. 1
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressRt. 659, Reedsville Hollow Rd., Pocahontas, VA
CountyTazewell County
ListedOct 12, 1994
Listed forIndustry
Level of significanceNational
Also known asBaby Mine; see also:Pocahontas Historic District
Reference number94001651
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressRt. 659, Reedsville Hollow Rd., Pocahontas, VA
Coordinates37.3081° N, 81.3497° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

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  • Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
    Frederick Knops, 2017
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  • Plantations of Virginia
    Charlene C. Giannetti and Jai Williams, 2017
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  • George Washington's Virginia
    John R. Maass, 2017
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  • Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
    Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Pocahontas Mine No. 1 listed on the National Register?

Oct 12, 1994. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Pocahontas Mine No. 1?

Rt. 659, Reedsville Hollow Rd., Pocahontas, Tazewell County, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Pocahontas Mine No. 1?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 94001651. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.