Lignite, Virginia
Lignite is a ghost town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. A former iron ore mining town owned by Allegheny Ore and Iron Company (which later became the Lukens Steel Co. of Coatesville, PA), it contained a company store, churches, school, post office, and a main street theater. It was abandoned by the company in the 1920s after ore demands dropped, when higher grade iron ore was discovered in the Great Lakes area, but some people continued to live in the houses until the 1950s. It has very few remains and is now a part of the Jefferson National Forest.
The remains of a chimney, covered in brush
Lignite | |
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  Lignite Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Lignite Lignite (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′38″N 79°59′54″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Botetourt |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
References
Jones, Allie Sloss, Amid the Great Valley: Oriskany, Oriskany Press, 2002. "New Life for a Long-Ago Town", New Castle Record, Mar. 29, 1995.
Municipalities and communities of Botetourt County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of Virginia highlighting Botetourt County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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