Near Adwolfe in Smyth County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Village of Holston Mills
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022
1. Village of Holston Mills Marker
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Village of Holston Mills. . Industrialist Abijah Thomas bought a 344-acre tract in this area, including a sawmill and a grist mill, in 1844. Here ca. 1860 he and a partner opened Holston Woolen Factory, a major producer of textiles around which the village of Holston Mills developed. During the Civil War, Co. A of the 23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry was organized here; the woolen mill made cloth for Confederate uniforms. Dormant following the war, the mill flourished under new ownership after 1875, when it became known as Holstein Woolen Mills. The town expanded to include a school, shops, a post office, and a telegraph office. After the mill moved to Salem early in the 1890s, the village declined and later vanished.
Industrialist Abijah Thomas bought a 344-acre tract in this area, including a sawmill and a grist mill, in 1844. Here ca. 1860 he and a partner opened Holston Woolen Factory, a major producer of textiles around which the village of Holston Mills developed. During the Civil War, Co. A of the 23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry was organized here; the woolen mill made cloth for Confederate uniforms. Dormant following the war, the mill flourished under new ownership after 1875, when it became known as Holstein Woolen Mills. The town expanded to include a school, shops, a post office, and a telegraph office. After the mill moved to Salem early in the 1890s, the village declined and later vanished.
Erected 2020 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KD-18.)
Location. 36° 46.283′ N, 81° 35.598′ W. Marker is near Adwolfe, Virginia, in Smyth County. Marker is on Red Stone Road north of Old Mill Road/South Fork Road (County Route 648/650
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), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2107 Red Stone Rd, Marion VA 24354, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022
2. Village of Holston Mills Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.