Dante is located in the western portion of Virginia not far from the Kentucky border as well as the North Carolina border. Dante is home to the Dante Coal Mining and Railroad Museum which contains exhibits of both railroad and coal memorabilia. In addition, this town is home to the Dante Coal Miners Memorial. This memorial remembers those who had worked in the mines as well as those who have died there. Major league baseball player Harry Perkowski was born here in 1922. While in town, be sure to visit moores drywall and Almega Cable Inc, two local businesses who keep this town up and running.