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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | Reed Island Iron Company (1882-circa 1902) |
| Title: | Collection 188. Reed Island Iron Company Records, 1888 - 1908, n.d. |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | Reed Island Iron Company Records consists of business ledgers and sales receipts of the Reed Island Iron Company, located in Reed Island, a Pulaski County village on the Norfolk and Western Railway. |
| Extent: | 1 linear feet, 1 archival box |
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[Identification of item], Collection 188. Reed Island Iron Company Records, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
The W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection purchased this collection from Bookworm and Silverfish on 11 August 1998. This collection was opened to the public on 13 March 2003.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, 13 March 2003
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, 29 June 2005
Pulaski County, Virginia contained several mineral mines dating back to 1821. Reed Island Iron Company was located in Reed Island, a Pulaski County village on the Norfolk and Western Railway. A charcoal blast furnace called Boom Furnace began operation on Little Reed Island creek near Allisonia in 1882. It was taken over by the Virginia Iron, Coal and Company and continued to operate until 1906. It was one of the last functioning charcoal furnaces. It is suspected that the Boom Furnace is the same as the Reed Island Iron Company.
The Reed Island Iron Company Records is organized into two series: Series 188A. Ledgers and Series 188B. Sales Receipts.
| Iron industry and trade -- Virginia -- Pulaski County |
| Reed Island Iron Company |
| Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company |
