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 still.jpg613 viewsThis image is a postcard purporting to show moonshing in western North Carolina. The location of this still is not known, but may be typical of those used in Ashe County during prohibition.
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 Mount Mitchell - Camp Alice535 viewsLocated on the side of Mount Mitchell, this image is from a 1940s era postcard. The HikeWNC website has some additional information.
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 Unknown - "A Mountaineer at His Family Home"465 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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 Buncombe County - Craggy Gardens Tunnel438 viewsThis postcard shows the tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Craggy Gardens.
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 Unknown - Blue Ridge Parkway at Night431 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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 Marion - Main Street414 viewsThis is a 1908 postcard view of main street in Marion, NC.
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 Unknown - Blue Ridge Parkway378 viewsThis postcard from western North Carolina shows flame azeala along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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 Unknown - "Scenic Highway Crossing the Western North Carolina Mountains.367 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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 Unknown - Mountain Lake at Night367 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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 Marion, McDowell County - McDowell County Court House366 viewsThis postcard fromt the 1920s shows the McDowell County, NC Court House.
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 Rutherford County - Chimney Rock341 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
 
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Phone: +1 (276) 773-3320
Email: graysoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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P.O. Box 529
Independence, VA 24348

Physical Address
107 East Main Street
Independence, VA 24348

About Us

The Grayson County Historical Society in Grayson County, Virginia, is established to promote, preserve, and educate the members and public about the cultural and family heritages of Grayson County, Virginia. We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Office Hours

The GCHS office is open Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, or by special appointment.

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