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Big Stone Gap is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The town was economically centered around the coal industry for much of its early development. The population was 5,254 at the 2020 census.
May 28, 2024 · Welcome to the Town of Big Stone Gap's Municipal, Governing, and Utilities Website. Here you will find all things relating to the town management.
Big Stone Gap is a 2014 American drama romantic comedy film written and directed by Adriana Trigiani and produced by Donna Gigliotti for Altar Identity Studios, a subsidiary of Media Society. Based on Trigiani's 2000 best-selling novel of the same name, the story is set in the actual Virginia town of Big Stone Gap circa 1970s.
Founded in 1856, Big Stone Gap represents quintessential Southern charm. Considered a small town, with a population of roughly 5,700 in, Big Stone Gap allows residents and visitors the opportunity to step back into old Americana—when life was simpler and land was abundant.
May 20, 2016 · Big Stone Gap. In a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan finds her life shaken up and forever changed after learning a long-buried family secret.
Come to Big Stone Gap and discover a Little Town with a Big Story. The lush green mountains provide the perfect backdrop to enjoy our history, culture and nature. Visit the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park to experience the story first-hand.
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In the heart of Appalachia lies Big Stone Gap, the quintessential Southern town. Founded in 1856, Big Stone Gap, which boasts a population of roughly 5,700, allows residents and visitors the opportunity to step back into old Americana—when life was simpler and land was abundant.
Jan 1, 2001 · Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the tiny town of Big Stone Gap is home to some of the most charming eccentrics in the state. Ave Maria Mulligan is the town's self-proclaimed spinster, a thirty-five year old pharmacist with a "mountain girl's body and a flat behind."
Based on her best-selling novel of the same name, writer/director Adriana Trigiani brings the story of a coal mining town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia to vivid life. It’s 1978 and the ever-ordinary Ave Maria Mulligan (Ashley Judd) lives a simple life.
