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Saltville is a town in Smyth and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Virginia.The population was 1,824 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol (TN)–Bristol (VA) Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Saltville Historic District. / 36.87556°N 81.76528°W / 36.87556; -81.76528. Saltville Historic District is a national historic district located at Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia. The district includes 104 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Saltville.
March 25, 2010. Designated VLR. December 17, 2009 [2] Saltville Battlefields Historic District is a historic American Civil War battlefield and national historic district located around Saltville, in Smyth County and Washington County, Virginia. The district includes 3 contributing buildings, 31 contributing sites, 4 contributing structures ...
The First Battle of Saltville (October 2, 1864) was fought near the town of Saltville, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The battle over significant Confederate saltworks in town was fought by both regular and Home Guard Confederate units against regular U.S. Army troops, which included two of the few black cavalry units of the United ...
The Battle of Cove Mountain occurred in Wythe County, Virginia, on May 10, 1864, during the American Civil War. A Union cavalry division commanded by Brigadier General William W. Averell was prevented from attacking a lead mine located near Wytheville. Confederate forces commanded by Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan, with a detachment of a ...
The Native American tribes in Virginia are the Indigenous peoples whose tribal nations historically or currently are based in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America . Native peoples lived throughout Virginia for at least 12,000 years. [1] At contact, most tribes in what is now Virginia spoke languages from three major ...
Scott–Walker House. / 36.88361°N 81.72278°W / 36.88361; -81.72278. The Scott–Walker House is a historic home located near Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia. It was built about 1800, and is a two-story, three-bay, limestone dwelling with a hall-parlor-plan on each floor. It has a side gable roof and exterior end chimneys.
Thus, the General Hospital at Emory and Henry College was born in May 1862. The medical corps of Virginia agreed to pay the college $2,500 in Confederate dollars for the first year of use. One year later the Secretary of War agreed to increase the amount paid to $4,000 at the request of the trustees. Stevenson writes, "The rent received was ...