1930 Map of Max Meadows

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Max Meadows and the surrounding industrial corridor of Southwest Virginia are defined by the winding course of the New River and the mineral-rich mountains of the late 1920s. This landscape reveals an economy built on iron and lead, anchored by sites like Boom Furnace and the established mining center at Austinville. The Norfolk and Western railway follows the river bends, connecting settlements such as Ivanhoe and Graham Forge to the wider region via the Lee Highway.