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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1950
Page
14
Tazewell Virginia blends old and new with historic homes, courthouse, and Main street. The town, oldest in the county, grew from 1773 settlement to a 19th century county seat, wartime impact, and a 1866 incorporation later renamed Tazewell.
The piece chronicles North Tazewell’s rise as a commercial center within the two towns, detailing early industries from mills and foundries to wholesale grocers and the Sunrise Bottling works. It notes population figures from the 1950 census and highlights roads, rail, and key businesses shaping the hub around the courthouse.
Boissevain is among the oldest mining towns in Tazewell county. The Pocahontas Fuel company opened its coal operation in 1905 and the Boissevain mine has operated continuously for 45 years. It is the county’s only shaft mine, reaching 160 feet to the Pocahontas No. seam, with about 500 workers. Coal moves 500 thousand tons yearly via Norfolk and Western to Pocahontas and Bluefield. Named for a Southwest Virginia Improvement official, Boissevain hosts company houses, churches, a grade school, and a high school pupils ride to another town. The mine connects to an 18 mile drainage tunnel draining multiple Fuel company mines, claimed to be the world’s only shaft mine with natural drainage. The coal is high quality and long-lasting.
A caption lists bearded Tazewell residents helping publicize the Sesquicentennial. The top row features Jimmy Reynolds Wade Coates Mack Puckett and James W Harman Jr. The bottom row includes Chase Adkins Preston Proffitt Sammy Lewis Dan Surface C J Van Dyke and W L Clifton.
Historical account recounts early exploration and settlement in Tazewell County from 1749 onward, naming explorers James Burke and others, Loyal Company surveys, and first settlers around Crab Apple Orchard, Abb's Valley, Clinch River head, and nearby areas. Larry Willis directs the county sesquicentennial pageant Echoes of the Hills.
A group shot from the Tazewell Sesquicentennial planning shows committee members and other workers in the Tazewell County Court house. Front row includes Mrs. Herbert Ward and H Elmer Kiser with several residents from Tazewell Pocahontas and Bois sevain. Second to fourth rows list Noel M Walker Jr L L Dickenson J H Huffman J Preston Proffitt Neil Prentice C A Dennen etc.
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