Editing Big Stone Gap, Virginia

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'''Big Stone Gap''' is a town in [[Wise County, Virginia|Wise County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The town was economically centered around the coal industry for much of its early development. The population was 5,254 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Big_Stone_Gap_town,_Virginia?g=160XX00US5107480|title=2020 Census Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 14, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
The community was formerly known as "Mineral City" and "Three Forks" before officially taking its name in 1888.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swvamuseum.org/streets.html|title=Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park|publisher=Swvamuseum.org|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> The "Big Stone Gap" refers to the valley created on the Appalachia Straight, located between the town and [[Appalachia, Virginia|Appalachia]]. The town served as an important center for coal and iron development in the 1880s and 1890s and residents hoped its coal and iron ore deposits would make it "the [[Pittsburgh]] of the South."<ref name=hensley>{{cite news|last1=Hensley|first1=Clayton|title=Big Stone Gap awaits its time on the big screen|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/knoxville/life/summer-getaways-close-to-home-big-stone-gap-awaits-its-time-on-the-big-screen_75469932|access-date=July 28, 2014|newspaper=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|date=July 27, 2014}}</ref>

The Big Stone Gap post office was established in 1856.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=VA&county=Wise |title=Wise County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=September 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071511/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=VA&county=Wise |archive-date=October 6, 2014 }}</ref> The [[Christ Episcopal Church (Big Stone Gap, Virginia)|Christ Episcopal Church]], [[John Fox, Jr. House]], [[Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park]], [[Terrace Park Girl Scout Cabin]], [[June Tolliver House]], and [[United States Post Office and Courthouse (Big Stone Gap, Virginia)|C. Bascom Slemp Federal Building]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

In October 1978, [[John Warner|John W. Warner]], then the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia, and his wife, British-American actress [[Elizabeth Taylor]], stopped in Big Stone Gap to campaign for his upcoming election. At Fraley's Coach House, a local diner where they were each meeting with voters, Taylor choked on a chicken bone in her esophagus and was transported to the nearby Lonesome Pine Regional Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmond.com/from-the-archives/from-the-archives-in-elizabeth-taylor-choked-on-a-chicken/article_9297fca7-d13a-50e5-b0b7-30de2a5aa3db.html|title=From the Archives: In 1978, Elizabeth Taylor choked on a chicken bone in a Virginia restaurant. Read our report at the time.|last=Rolfe |first=Shelley |website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> Taylor recovered from the event and later sent a donation to the hospital as a thank you.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmond.com/news/when-elizabeth-taylor-came-to-big-stone-gap/article_47b3c802-514f-53ee-8a6c-cd72a90f0ba7.html|title=When Elizabeth Taylor came to Big Stone Gap|last=Trigiani|first=Adraiana|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

In 2014, the American drama [[romantic comedy]] film ''[[Big Stone Gap (film)|Big Stone Gap]]'', written and directed by Big Stone Gap native [[Adriana Trigiani]] and produced by [[Donna Gigliotti]], began filming in the town. The film starred [[Ashley Judd]], [[Patrick Wilson]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], and others, including local talent for many of the background extras in larger scenes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/big-stone-gap-movie-hits-netflix/article_4914ad62-2855-11e6-ae29-2327ce4b7bce.html|title='Big Stone Gap' movie hits Netflix |website=[[Bristol Herald Courier]] |location=Virginia |language=en|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> The movie was based on Trigiani's 2000 novel of the same name and was produced on a $3.5-million budget. The film premiered at the [[Virginia Film Festival]] on November 6, 2014, and expanded to a wider release of over 100 theaters in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wvtf.org/post/big-stone-gap-movie-love-letter-southwestern-va-town-goes-national|title=Big Stone Gap, the Movie: Love Letter to Southwestern VA Town Goes National|last=Harris|first=Robbie|publisher=[[WVTF]] |language=en|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

Big Stone Gap became the first locality in the nation to pass a resolution in support of the federal [[Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972#Black Lung Disability Trust Fund|Black Lung Disability Trust Fund]] on August 16, 2018. The measure passed unanimously and urged Congress to support the existing tax rate at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thecoalfieldprogress.com/the_post/gap-is-leader-in-taking-stand-on-black-lung-fund/article_f23f69c8-a0f7-11e8-b3d0-3f4e4394576a.html |title=Gap is leader in taking stand on black lung fund|last=Young|first=Terran S. |website=Coalfield Progress |language=en|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Big Stone Gap is located at {{coord|36.867165|-82.774471|type:city_region:US-VA|format=dms|display=inline}} (36.867165, &minus;82.774471).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

Big Stone Gap is at the junction of [[U.S. Route 23 in Virginia|U.S. Route 23]] and [[U.S. Route 58 Alternate]].

===Climate===
Big Stone Gap has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'').

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| location = Big Stone Gap, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–present)
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high F = 75
| Feb record high F = 76
| Mar record high F = 84
| Apr record high F = 88
| May record high F = 91
| Jun record high F = 100
| Jul record high F = 102
| Aug record high F = 96
| Sep record high F = 97
| Oct record high F = 91
| Nov record high F = 83
| Dec record high F = 75
| year record high F = 102
| Jan high F = 43.9
| Feb high F = 48.1
| Mar high F = 56.9
| Apr high F = 67.3
| May high F = 74.8
| Jun high F = 81.4
| Jul high F = 83.8
| Aug high F = 83.4
| Sep high F = 78.8
| Oct high F = 68.7
| Nov high F = 57.2
| Dec high F = 47.5
| year high F = 66.0
| Jan mean F = 33.9
| Feb mean F = 37.3
| Mar mean F = 44.7
| Apr mean F = 54.0
| May mean F = 62.7
| Jun mean F = 70.2
| Jul mean F = 73.5
| Aug mean F = 72.6
| Sep mean F = 67.2
| Oct mean F = 55.7
| Nov mean F = 44.8
| Dec mean F = 37.3
| year mean F = 54.5
| Jan low F = 23.9
| Feb low F = 26.4
| Mar low F = 32.6
| Apr low F = 40.8
| May low F = 50.6
| Jun low F = 59.0
| Jul low F = 63.2
| Aug low F = 61.9
| Sep low F = 55.5
| Oct low F = 42.6
| Nov low F = 32.4
| Dec low F = 27.2
| year low F = 43.0
| Jan record low F = −12
| Feb record low F = −17
| Mar record low F = -2
| Apr record low F = 19
| May record low F = 30
| Jun record low F = 42
| Jul record low F = 42
| Aug record low F = 48
| Sep record low F = 36
| Oct record low F = 20
| Nov record low F = 11
| Dec record low F = 1
| year record low F = −17
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| Jan precipitation inch = 4.87
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.95
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.38
| Apr precipitation inch = 5.03
| May precipitation inch = 5.08
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.59
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.49
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.49
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.80
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.14
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.66
| Dec precipitation inch = 5.53
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| Jan snow inch = 3.1
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| Mar snow inch = 1.3
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| Feb precipitation days = 11.5
| Mar precipitation days = 13.7
| Apr precipitation days = 12.1
| May precipitation days = 13.5
| Jun precipitation days = 13.0
| Jul precipitation days = 13.5
| Aug precipitation days = 11.5
| Sep precipitation days = 9.6
| Oct precipitation days = 8.4
| Nov precipitation days = 10.1
| Dec precipitation days = 12.4
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| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.1
| Dec snow days = 0.6
| year snow days = 4.0
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 1617
|1910= 2590
|1920= 3009
|1930= 3908
|1940= 4331
|1950= 5173
|1960= 4688
|1970= 4153
|1980= 4748
|1990= 4748
|2000= 4856
|2010= 5643
|2020= 5254
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,643 people, 2,034 households, and 1,075 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 995.9 people per square mile (384.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,197 housing units at an average density of 450.6 per square mile (173.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 93.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 1,995 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,584, and the median income for a family was $34,306. Males had a median income of $26,707 versus $21,915 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,284. About 22.4% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
===Public schools===
Due to mounting financial burdens caused by a shrinking population and underfunding from the state government, local elected officials voted to consolidate several of the county's schools in 2012, including those in Big Stone Gap.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wisecounty.org/BOS/minutes/2012/20120329_special.html|title=Wise County Board of Supervisors – March 29, 2012 Special Called Meeting|website=Wisecounty.org|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

Union Primary School was formed from the consolidation of Powell Valley Primary School and [[Appalachia Elementary School|Appalachia Elementary]]. A combination of certain grades from [[Appalachia Elementary School|Appalachia Elementary]] and Powell Valley Middle School formed Union Middle School. Finally, [[Union High School (Big Stone Gap, Virginia)|Union High School]] was formed from the consolidation of Appalachia High School and Powell Valley High School. All schools continue to be operated by [[Wise County Public Schools]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/consolidation-of-wise-county-norton-city-schools-takes-a-step/article_43e9ca4c-fae9-57bd-949f-b8c474178207.html|title=Consolidation of Wise County, Norton city schools takes a step forward|last=Mccown|first=Debra|website=HeraldCourier.com|language=en|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

===Colleges===
[[Mountain Empire Community College]] is a public community college for residents in Lee, Wise, Scott, and Dickenson counties, and the City of Norton. The college admitted its first students in 1972 and as of the 2017-18 school year enrolled 3,560 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mecc.edu/wp-content/uploads/Enrollment-Statistics.pdf|title=MECC Enrollment Statistics|website=Mecc.edu|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

[[King University]], based in [[Bristol, Tennessee]], has a satellite campus in Big Stone Gap located on the Mountain Empire Community College campus.

==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>

==Federal court==
The federal building named for [[C. Bascom Slemp]] was built in 1912 and it housed a division of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia]] until the division's closure in 2023.

==Wallens Ridge State Prison==
Big Stone Gap is home to [[Wallens Ridge State Prison]], a state prison that has been a part of the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Corrections since 1999. Originally opened as a [[supermax]] prison, it has recently been downgraded to a "high level" security facility. Construction and maintenance of the facility generated millions of dollars for the local economy, suppressed from a sagging history of coal mining.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/april99/supermax18.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 20, 2017 |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904213147/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/april99/supermax18.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Rufus A. Ayers]] - Former Virginia Attorney General
* [[James L. Camblos]] (1888–1970) – mayor of Norton, state delegate<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-camblos-16-jul-1970-the-post/157036105/ |title=Camblos |date=1970-07-16 |newspaper=The Post |page=5 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-10-13}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Leanza Cornett]] - Miss America 1993
* [[John Fox, Jr.]] - Author
* [[Abner Linwood Holton Jr.]] - Former [[Governor of Virginia|Virginia governor]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.swvamuseum.org/linwoodholton.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 14, 2006 |archive-date=March 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312060336/http://www.swvamuseum.org/linwoodholton.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Julius Jones (American football player)|Julius Jones]] - Former Professional Football Player
* [[Thomas Jones (American football)|Thomas Jones]] - Former Professional Football Player
* [[Carl Martin (musician)|Carl Martin]] - Musician<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p34271/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Al Campbell |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 3, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Roy Cornelius Smith]] - Opera Singer
* [[CC Swiney]] - Film Actor
* [[Adriana Trigiani]] - Author
* [[Roy Hall (musician)|Roy Hall]] - [[Rockabilly]] pianist
* [[James Mitchell (American football)|James Mitchell]] - Tight end for the [[Carolina Panthers]]
* [[Star Wood]] - Football Coach and Administrator

==Film==
{{main|Big Stone Gap (film)}}

[[Adriana Trigiani]], who wrote the script for the movie ''[[Big Stone Gap (film)|Big Stone Gap]]'', lobbied to have the 2014 film shot on location. The former gas station that was the setting for Carmine's restaurant in the movie still contains the soda fountain, tables and nostalgic wall posters used during filming. Next to it is the vacant Mutual's Pharmacy, where Ave Marie Mulligan, the movie's main character, worked.<ref name="hensley" />

==2008 tornado==
On March 4, 2008, an [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF-1]] tornado touched down on Highway 58 and ran through downtown. The tornado caused a 300-yard wide, one-mile long path of damage. It destroyed six homes, caused major damage to 15 homes, and minor damage to 25 others. The tornado hit an area of the town named Poplar Hill.

==References==
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