Pound, Administrative division in Wise County, Virginia, US.
Pound spans 2.58 square miles in southeastern Virginia, within the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of 1,745 feet near the Kentucky border.
The first post office in Wise County opened in Pound during 1848, and the town received incorporation status in 1950 as the last municipality in the county.
The town faced national attention in 1935 with the Edith Maxwell case, which involved Eleanor Roosevelt's intervention and led to Maxwell's conviction being overturned.
The Pound Municipal Building at PO BOX 880 serves as the central location for administrative services and local government operations for the community.
The Virginia General Assembly temporarily revoked Pound's charter in 2022 due to financial issues, but restored it on February 2, 2023 after improvements.
GPS coordinates: 37.12371,-82.60127
Latest update: March 13, 2025 08:47
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