Lignite, Virginia

Lignite
Unincorporated area
Lignite Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia Lignite Lignite (the United States) Show map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 37°37′38″N 79°59′54″W / 37.62722°N 79.99833°W / 37.62722; -79.99833Coordinates: 37°37′38″N 79°59′54″W / 37.62722°N 79.99833°W / 37.62722; -79.99833
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Botetourt
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Lignite is a ghost town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. A former iron ore mining town owned by Allegheny Ore and Iron Company (which later became a subsidiary of Lukens Steel Company in 1907, it contained a company store, churches, school, post office, and a main street theater. It was abandoned by the company in the 1920s after ore demands dropped, when higher grade iron ore was discovered in the Great Lakes area, but some people continued to live in the houses until the 1950s. It has very few remains and is now a part of the Jefferson National Forest.

The remains of a chimney, covered in brush

References[]

• http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/va/lignite.html
• http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2EJJ
• https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/magazine/february-2012/lost-town-of-lignite/
• Jones, Allie Sloss, Amid the Great Valley: Oriskany, Oriskany Press, 2002.
• "New Life for a Long-Ago Town", New Castle Record, Mar. 29, 1995.

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