Date: 10/10/98 4:36:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time

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Wythe County (VA) Chapters Edited by James S. Presgraves

Chataigne's VIRGINIA GAZETTEER and CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY

1893-1894

J. H. Chataigne

Compiler and Publisher,

Richmond, VA

Pps. 1266-1283 are reproduced herewith.

Price, $6.00

Attorneys at Law.

Pierce, D.S., Wytheville, VA

Carpenters and Builders.

Pierce Bros., Ivanhoe, VA

Physicians.

Pierce, J. B., Ivanhoe, VA

Pierce, William Red Bluff, VA

Undertakers.

Pierce Bros. and Van Doren, Ivanhoe, VA

Principal Farmers.

Cedar Springs,- W. R. Pierce

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(same source as above)

A short Historical and Physical Discription of Wythe County, Virginia

Showing all its Mineral, Agricultural and Commercial Resources and Prospects.

Published by Order of Its Board of Supervisors for Distribution at the

Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition. 1907

Compilied by H.M. Heuser Wytheville, Virginia

(in reference to Iron)

Iron.

Iron ore being found in such profusion in Wythe County, it is not surprising

to learn that David PEIRCE, an emigrant from Pennsylvania, made pig iron at

his "Poplar Camp" furnace as early as 1779.

the "Raven Clift" furnance was built in 1810, the "Little Wythe" in 1819, the

"Cedar Run" in 1832, and from then until 1882 at least twelve more chrcoal,

cold-blast furnances were erected and operate, when the large hot-blast ones

came into vogue. Forges were also erected at an early day in Wythe County.

Among the first was that of David PEIRCE on Cripple Creek, near Ivanhoe, in

about 1800.

Peirce, David was sold 500-acre tract with Forges, etc. on Dec. 9, 1800, by

Robert

Sanders

Peirce, David on March 11, 1806 agreed to furnish Sampson King and Trigg

$2,553.92 merchantable bar iron at $123.33 per ton of 2240 lbs.

Peirce, David on March 12, 1806 gave to william King and John J. Trigg a

mortgage

on a 500-acre tract of land know as the Peirce Forge for the faithful

performance of

above mentioned contract.

On December 10, 1838, the 500-acre tract was partitioned among the David

Peirce

heirs.

Peirce, David purchased on June 10, 1817 from John Evans 200 acres of land on

Reed Island known as the High Rock Forge tract. On March 19, 1842, James

Stephens purchased from David Peirce heirs 200 acres of land on Reed Island

Creek, known as the High Rock Forge tract.

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(still same source as above)

Pierce, Emily, granddaughter of David Pierce and Elizabeth (Chaffin) Pierce.

m. W. G. Crockett (a relative of Davy Crockett). Emily was born in North

Carolina, in 1824, and they had four sons and four daughters in Wythe Co. VA:

John G., Chaffin C., David P., Alexander G., Elizabeth, Nancy, Mary and Emily.

Happy Hunting,

Connie