
Norton and the surrounding coal-country landscape of Wise County are defined by a complex network of ridges and narrow valleys. Steep terrain like Rogers Ridge and Black Creek Ridge hems in the developed corridors, where industrial sites at Blackwood and rail-inflected hubs like Kent Junction and Dorchester Junction cluster along the Powell River. This geography necessitated a dense system of mountain passes, including Little Stone Gap and Buffalo Gap, which historically funneled travel through the rugged central Appalachian heights.
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