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 brpresby.jpg763 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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 Cumberland Knob - Picnic Area763 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver on May 20, 2007.
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 mtairygranite.jpg762 viewsThis is from a postcard of the 1930-45 time period.
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 schkidsgrassycrk.jpg762 viewsMy grandmother Rosa May Reeves is in this picture. She was born in 1900, so I figure this picture to be taken around 1908. This school is in Grassy Creek. Courtesy of Bill Payne.
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 100_1786.jpg762 viewsThis is another of the murals in West Jefferson, this one celebrating the dairy industry of Ashe. This murual is appropriately enough on the side of the Ashe County Cheese plant, formerly Kraft Cheese. Photo October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 Bank of North Wilkesboro and Hotel Wilkes760 viewsThis circa 1935 postcard shows the bank and Hotel Wilkes.
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 eyehospmtairy.jpg758 viewsThis is from an early 1930s postcard.
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 Sparta - Dr. Grabow Pipe Factory Watertower758 viewsThe Dr. Grabow Pipe factory has moved across the road from this old facility. Photo March 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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 West Jefferson - Mount Jefferson Church of the Nazarene758 viewsPhoto June 6, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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 jeffmethchurch.jpg757 viewsThis view of the Jefferson Methodist Church was made about 1910.
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 100_1290.jpg754 viewsSign at St. John the Baptist. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 18, 2006.
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 100_1789.jpg754 viewsThis photo shows the town offices for West Jefferson. This building was previously the First National Bank of West Jefferson. Photo October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Phone: +1 (276) 773-3320
Email: graysoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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Independence, VA 24348

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107 East Main Street
Independence, VA 24348

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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.

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

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