ruralretreat.jpg735 viewsThis scenic postcard was mailed in 1924.
ruralretreat1908.jpg832 viewsThis 1908 photo shows a "typical" farm scene in Wythe County at that time.
ruralretreatair.jpg900 viewsThis aerial view of Rural Retreat was made by Greear Studios in Wytheville, probably in the 1940s.
ruralretreatlutheranchurch.jpg756 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
ruralretreatpresbyterian1912.jpg723 viewsThis is a 1912 postcard.
ruralretreatrrscene1908.jpg779 viewsThis scene of a railroad cut was created circa 1908.
ruralretreatstation.jpg838 viewsThis image is from the middle 20th century.
ruralretreat~0.jpg702 viewsThe railroad line near Rural Retreat is shown here. The Virginia and East Tennessee Railroad first built the road through this area in 1855. This section of road is now operated by Norfolk and Western.
shottower.jpg701 viewsFrom a 1940s era postcard.
Poplar Camp - Shot Tower926 viewsThis is a pre-1907 image of the Revolutionary War landmark near the Wuthe-Carroll County line.
Lott's Gap - Siloam School744 viewsLocated on Lott's Gap Road beside Siloam Church. Photo by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
speedwellhouse.jpg857 viewsI know nothing about the house in this photograph, but it is obviously historic (I've been seeing this majestic old home all of my life, and I'm historic!) and it finally appears to be somewhat restored. It is located in Speedwell, Wythe Co. VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@ardelphia.net. Adam Linkous linkous_adam@yahoo.com writes that this was the old Patton Plantation and is now called Hornwolf.
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