Wise County Historical Society Publications

A beautiful book about the Civil War Soldiers who were from Wise and Dickenson Counties in Virginia. 490 pages, 8 x 11, soft-bound. Many pictures of the soldiers, military records, and other information. Price: $35.00 plus tax and S&H.

This book is a collector’s item and will be an heirloom one day. Contains 1133 pages, numerous photos, 9 x 12, hardbound, forest green with gold trim.
A MUST if you have roots in Wise County or the surrounding area.

Photographs of Big Stone Gap and East Stone Gap in Virginia.

Wonderful illustrations and information throughout the book.

6 x 9, 122 pages, softbound. $20.00 plus tax and S & H.

Hardback, 9 x 12, 515 pages with Index.
Contents: Wise County Historical Society,Formation of Wise County, Civil War, World War 1, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War, Clinch Valley College, Mountain Empire Community College, Wise County Technical School, Lonesome Pine Airport, D.A.R. Order of the Eastern Star, Wise County, Shrine Club, Wise County Photographers, Jesse Stuart, Towns and Communities, Family Histories, Tributes, Memorials, Businesses, Frontier Forts, Family Records and Family Tree.

Wise County Virginia was know for their delicious apples. The largest output for Wise and for the state occurred in 1945, when the harvest of the state reached nearly 14 million bushels. Wise County’s share of the total output in Virginia was above 1.5 percent during much of the century, and peaked at nearly 3 percent in 1950. This book tells of the apple growers of Wise County and shows pictures of their orchards. Hardback, beautiful dust cover showing apple blossoms of Wise County. 214 pages, 6 x 9. $20.00