Wise County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties and named for Henry...
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Wise is a town in Wise County, Virginia. The population was 3,286 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wise County. It was originally incorporated...
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University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA Wise) is a public liberal arts college in Wise, Virginia. It is part of the University of Virginia, though separately...
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Wise County is the name of two counties in the United States: Wise County, Texas Wise County, Virginia This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...
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The Wise County Courthouse is located at 206 East Main Street in downtown Wise, Virginia. As well as being home to Wise County's judicial system, it also...
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independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in the far western tip of the state in Wise County, Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population...
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Henry Alexander Wise (December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876) was an American attorney, diplomat, politician and slave owner from Virginia. As the 33rd Governor...
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Big Stone Gap is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The town was economically centered around the coal industry for much of its early development...
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located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dorchester, Wise County, Virginia v t e...
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Pound is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was recorded as 1,037 in the 2010 United States Census. The Pound area was explored...
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coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Derby, Wise County, Virginia v t e...
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Wise, Virginia Wana, West Virginia, also known as Wise Wise County, Texas Wise County, Virginia Wise River, Montana Wise Township, Michigan Wise (company)...
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Wise County Public Schools is a school district based in Wise, Virginia in Wise County. It operates 5 elementary/primary schools, 1 combined school, 3...
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Upper South and Deep South. Wise County was not founded until 1856. It was named after Virginia Congressman Henry A. Wise, who had supported annexation...
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Colonial Hotel, also known as Inn at Wise Courthouse, is a historic hotel building located in Wise, Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1910, and is a 2+1⁄2-story...
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town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linden, Wise County, Virginia v t e...
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and Jonesville. Wise County, Virginia – northeast Scott County, Virginia – east Hancock County, Tennessee – south Claiborne County, Tennessee – south-southwest...
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John Wise (before 1768 – 1812) was a Virginia politician. He represented Accomack County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's...
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Clintwood. Dickenson County, formed in 1880 from parts of Buchanan County, Russell County, and Wise County, is Virginia's youngest county. It was named for...
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Appalachia (/ˌæpəˈlætʃə/) is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,754 at the 2010 census. The Appalachia post office was...
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Paul is a town in Russell and Wise counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 970 at the 2010 census. Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center,...
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Wallens Ridge State Prison (category Buildings and structures in Wise County, Virginia)
located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, housing approximately 1,200 inmates. Since opening in April 1999, it has been a part of the Virginia Department of Corrections...
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census-designated place in Wise County, Virginia, southwest of Coeburn. The population as of the 2010 Census was 782. Virginia Trend Report 2: State and...
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Red Onion State Prison (category Buildings and structures in Wise County, Virginia)
supermax state prison located in unincorporated Wise County, Virginia, near Pound. Operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC), it houses...
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of 1801, 2 Stat. 89, divided Virginia into three judicial districts: the District of Virginia, which included the counties west of the Tidewater and south...
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High Knob (category Landforms of Wise County, Virginia)
Stone Mountain, that forms part of the border between Scott County and Wise County, Virginia, near the city of Norton that rises to 4,223 feet (1,287 meters)...
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Appalachia High School (category Schools in Wise County, Virginia)
Appalachia High School, located in Appalachia, Virginia, United States, was a part of Wise County Public Schools. Appalachia High educated approximately...
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Pound High School, which were both founded in 1953. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools system. It is a consolidated school, created by merging...
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were harmed. Knott County (northwest) Pike County (northeast) Wise County, Virginia (southeast) Harlan County (south) Perry County (southwest) Jefferson...
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in the U.S. state of Virginia. The numbers begin with 600 and can go into five digits in populous counties such as Fairfax County. The same number can...
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