Boom Furnace, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 36°55′14″N 80°46′09″W / 36.92056°N 80.76917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Pulaski |
Elevation | 1,929 ft (588 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 24347 |
GNIS feature ID | 1494845 [1] |
Boom Furnace is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. [1] The name of the community derives from a nearby furnace that made loud booming sounds when started. [2] The furnace began operation in 1882 and, when it ended operations in 1906, was the last "cold blast, water power charcoal" furnace in Virginia. [3] The furnace still stands today. [4]