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hauled by donkey carts and barges on the New River to Radford where the iron was shipped by rail to Philadelphia. According to -Dalton, Theexperience in the manufactureof pig iron begun in 1869 with a. small- furnace on the Camp Powhatan property did not pan out as a successful business benture.’’ The smelting operation Continued until 1905 when the furnace cracked. The cost to repair and modernize the furnace, .coihbined with discoveries of larger deposits of richer iron ore, spelled ttie endfor the Wood brothers’ dream of mining in Southwest Virginia.The Philadelphia firm held _ onto Jhe land until Waiter Wood, ,the last Wood brother, died in 1937. In his will, the land was given to the state of Virginia for educations! purposes. The state, in turnjjave the land to Radford College. -The college kept the original tract intact until JS50U when the Roanoke AreaCouncil of the Boys Scouts of America bought 600 acres to build-a a new Camp Powhatan. The site of the old Camp Powhatan is still visible nearNatural Bridge.In 1959, Radford College under the presldiency Charles Martin, needed money to buy a pipe organ for their new ~ auditorium, Preston Hall. The State told the college that no money could be appropriated for the organ, but_saidlthat it may be possible for the college to sell its land in Pulaski County since it was not being used. The college could then put themoney toward the purchase ofan organ.« . '(Continued On Page 19, Coi 1)Welcomed ManyA sign greets visitors at the gate to Camp have enjoyed the excellent camping facilities Powhatan, one of two camps on the 16,600 acre since the building of the camp in 1950.Blue Ridge Scout Reservation. 50,000 Scouts
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Pulaski Times Journal
Pulaski, Virginia, US
Sun, May 23, 1976
Page 28
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