Editing Big Stone Gap, Virginia (section)

==Museums==
[[File:Coal Mining Museum.jpg|thumb|Henry Meador Coal Museum]]
Big Stone Gap is home to several museums. The June Tolliver House, located on Jerome Street, is home to the Trail of the Lonesome Pine, the official outdoor drama of Virginia.  [[File:Southwest Virginia Museum.jpg|thumb|Southwest Virginia Museum]]The [[Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park]] is located in the downtown area in the former home of [[C. Bascom Slemp]]. Construction of the building was completed in 1895 and purchased by Slemp in 1929. Before his death in 1943, Slemp established the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation and hoped to see the house turned into a museum. In 1946 the state of Virginia acquired the home, and the Slemp Foundation donated the initial collection from Slemp's personal belongings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swvamuseum.org/aboutus.html|title=Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park|website=Swvamuseum.org|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

Big Stone Gap also hosts the Meador Coal Museum. Meador, to whom the museum is dedicated, collected many of the objects displayed in the museum from his time with the Westmoreland Coal Company during the first half of the 20th century. The museum was dedicated in 1982 after his death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bigstonegap.org/attract/coal.htm|title=Big Stone Gap.org: Coal Museum|website=Bigstonegap.org|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>