HISTORICAL CALENDARS

On February 27, 1896 the temperature in Wise was 20 below zero. On March 5, 1942 Wise County received 30 inches of snow. March 15, 1899 John Body killed Joe Smith in Norton over $1.20. Learn about these and other interesting "tidbits", as well as viewing historical photos, from this 150 Years in Wise County, Virginia 1856-2006 Calendar.

Did you know that on February 16, 1942 Wise High School sold $600 in war bonds and stamps? Or that 12 Wise County men volunteered for service on July 18, 1942? Perhaps you knew that sugar rationing began on August 13, 1942 and that everyone was given a holiday on August 15, 1945 because the war ended on August 14, 1945; but did you know that the Red Cross opened a room for making surgical dressings in Big Stone Gap on October 20, 1942? Learn these and many more interesting "Tidbit" facts in the Wise County Historical Society's World War II Commemorative Calendar.