Boom Furnace, Virginia
| Boom Furnace, Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Boom Furnace, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′14″N 80°46′09″W / 36.92056°N 80.76917°WCoordinates: 36°55′14″N 80°46′09″W / 36.92056°N 80.76917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pulaski |
| Elevation | 1,929 ft (588 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 24347 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1494845[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]
References
- 1 2 "Boom Furnace". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Watson, Thomas; Bassler, Ray; Ries, Heinrich; Holden, Ray (1907), Mineral resources of Virginia, J.P. Bell Company, p. 448, retrieved August 6, 2013
- ↑ Google (August 6, 2013). "Boom Furnace, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
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