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Virginia’s Coal Towns

In his diary on July 18, 1709, William Byrd of Westover remarked, "Tom returned from Falling Creek and brought me word all was well there…

Vince BrooksJanuary 21, 2026

Digital Projects Newspapers

“Radford is Boomingest Town in Virginia”

In 1940, the U.S. government contracted the Hercules Powder Company to build a massive manufacturing plant in the New River Valley, just outside Radford, Virginia.…

Lauren CaravatiDecember 3, 2025

The Kepone Disaster at 50: Lessons and Legacies

Fifty years ago, on December 17, 1975, Virginia governor Mills E. Godwin stepped to the microphone in front of reporters. He announced an authorization from…

Guest ContributorDecember 1, 2025

Newspapers

Forged in Print: The Shenandoah Iron Works’ Riverside

"Who hath despised the day of small things?” read the motto of the Riverside, a company newspaper published in Shenandoah Iron Works (SIW), located in…

Kelley EwingJanuary 12, 2017

Newspapers

Virginia’s Coal Towns

“Radford is Boomingest Town in Virginia”

The Kepone Disaster at 50: Lessons and Legacies

Forged in Print: The Shenandoah Iron Works’ Riverside

An Introduction to 19th Century American Newspapers

Volumes Provide a Rare Glimpse Into the Life of Slaves at Furnaces

IRON, WHISKEY, RAILROADS, AND RACE ARE FINDS IN NEWLY PROCESSED CHANCERY COLLECTIONS