Near Adwolfe in Smyth County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Village of Holston Mills

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

1. Village of Holston Mills Marker

Inscription. Industrialist Abijah Thomas bought a 344-acre tract in this area, including a sawmill and a grist mill, in 1844. Here ca. 1860 he and a partner opened Holston Woolen Factory, a major producer of textiles around which the village of Holston Mills developed. During the Civil War, Co. A of the 23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry was organized here; the woolen mill made cloth for Confederate uniforms. Dormant following the war, the mill flourished under new ownership after 1875, when it became known as Holstein Woolen Mills. The town expanded to include a school, shops, a post office, and a telegraph office. After the mill moved to Salem early in the 1890s, the village declined and later vanished.

Erected 2020 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KD-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 36° 46.283′ N, 81° 35.598′ W. Marker is near Adwolfe, Virginia, in Smyth County. It is on Red Stone Road north of Old Mill Road/South Fork Road (County Route 648/650)

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, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2107 Red Stone Rd, Marion VA 24354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abijah Thomas (1814-1876) and His Octagonal House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mountain View Plantation: Antebellum Home Of The Abijah Thomas Family (approx. 1.3 miles away); Seven Mile Ford (approx. 3.1 miles away); William Campbell’s Grave (approx. 3.8 miles away); Campbell's Home (approx. 3.9 miles away); Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell (approx. 4 miles away); Aspenvale Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Fight Like Devils! (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Adwolfe.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

2. Village of Holston Mills Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,236 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.