The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Pound area was explored in 1751 by Christopher Gist, and it is traditionally said to be the oldest settlement in Wise County. Also known as "The Pound," the name may derive from a family name, or from a pounding mill built in the area in 1815. The county's first post office was established there in 1848. Pound was not incorporated until 1950, the last town in Wise County to do so.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pound’s history is told.
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Pound, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Pound is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pound has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sunnydale Farm in Pound, 3.4 miles away.
Pound and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.