History of Coles Hill
Since 1785, the Coles family has lived continuously on the Coles Hill farm in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The land boasts an historic home built just after the War of 1812, as well as family cemeteries, an old school house, and other historic buildings. Historic preservation is a way of life that has sustained generations of the Coles family, and it is one of Virginia Uranium’s guiding principles. You may view photographs of Coles Hill in our photo gallery.
Virginia Uranium’s president, Walter Coles Sr., resides at Coles Hill with his wife, Alice. Though they no longer raise tobacco, the long-time mainstay of Coles Hill, they raise more than 300 head of cattle. The Coles family plans to live on the farm during the development of the deposit and for generations after its reclamation.