Dickenson County was formed in 1880 from Russell, Wise and Buchanan Counties. The district was named for William J. Dickenson, a delegate to the General Assembly, who played a major role in establishing the new county. This formation came as a result of demands from the inhabitants that they be represented by a county government closer to the people. In 1880, Delegate Dickenson sponsored the bill in the House of Delegates to establish Dickenson County as the one hundredth county in Virginia. Dickenson County has since become known as (Virginia’s Baby). The rough mountainous terrain has greatly influenced the development of the Dickenson County area. Early settlers located along stream beds where the best farm land was to be found. The streams also served as a much needed water supply to the pioneers. The first settlements in Dickenson County were Sandlick, Haysi, Holly Creek (Clintwood), and Nora. All of these communities were developed along the streams in the area. Southwest Virginia began to be settled almost 200 years ago when farmers migrated across the Appalachian Valley from the Atlantic Coast. The record of the early settlers who came to the area shows most to have been of Scotch-Irish descent. Records indicate that most early settlers prospered in the natural abundance of grassland and water. These settlers soon made agriculture the backbone of the region. During the past twenty years, the development of new mining technology and heavy earth moving equipment has made it possible to remove mountains from shallow seams of coal. This process is known as strip or surface mining. The newly developed mining methods have proven to be an efficient means of coal extraction. With the incorporation of these modern techniques, mining companies have increased coal production using fewer employees. The result has been high unemployment ratings for Dickenson County and its residents. Let’s see the Virginia Golf Courses in Dickenson County.
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