1889 Map of Wytheville

About this map

Wytheville serves as the prominent rail and transit hub of this late-19th-century survey, situated along the Norfolk and Western Railroad corridor. The landscape is defined by the high ridges of the Iron Mountains and Walker Mountain, which separate the pastoral valleys of the Middle Fork Holston River from the rugged terrain to the south. The industrial heritage of the Blue Ridge is evident through the presence of ironworks like White Rock Furnace and Speedwell Furnace, which utilized local timber and ore.