tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325606.post767257709619733904..comments2024-01-30T05:43:35.265-05:00Comments on WhitesCreek Journal: Coal Mine ExplorationWhites Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272181564543086371noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325606.post-52433381157189429712016-04-04T18:18:53.147-04:002016-04-04T18:18:53.147-04:00Appreciate your information on that site, I had to...Appreciate your information on that site, I had totally forgotten about the Gordon Forge. For reasons unbeknownst to me, it's always Eagle Furnace that's referenced instead of Gordon when the area's coal mining activities or just general history are brought up.<br /><br />But great to know that some remnants of that activity are left. It wasn't too great for the area Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097794960515531524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325606.post-47344539341818894482016-04-04T17:39:51.130-04:002016-04-04T17:39:51.130-04:00We think these mines were used to fire a forge tha...We think these mines were used to fire a forge that was actually on Whites Creek. According to refences we have run across the Gordon forge produced 18 tons of iron in 1856 to Eagle Furnace's 9 tons the same year. It appears that the Creek's periodic flooding may have hampered continuing operations and shifting iron production to Eagle Furnace. Of course the Civil War change everything. <Whites Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272181564543086371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325606.post-36305530233151993402016-04-04T16:34:42.203-04:002016-04-04T16:34:42.203-04:00I know this an older post on your site, but I'...I know this an older post on your site, but I've recently discovered your blog and found a lot of the stuff on here very familiar, and I would like to fill in on some information. <br /><br />I grew up in Whites Creek, and the "old-timers" that resided in the area use to tell me of Eagle Furnace Works, which was an ore smelting works and also the present name of an area on the RoaneKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097794960515531524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325606.post-58666349686190175982013-04-13T12:51:51.360-04:002013-04-13T12:51:51.360-04:00I got thrown out of a coal mine once in Wise, Va. ...I got thrown out of a coal mine once in Wise, Va. True Story.Newscomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325606.post-10917849074461513162013-04-13T11:39:39.822-04:002013-04-13T11:39:39.822-04:00I do not know what mineral is in the wood to make ...I do not know what mineral is in the wood to make those crystals, but it sounds like a great science mystery to follow upon. Be careful in those old mines.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com