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edithwilsonbirthplace.jpg
 edithwilsonbirthplace.jpg1007 viewsEdith Wilson was a native of Wythe County and second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. This is from a 1920s postcard.
ivanhoebev.jpg
 ivanhoebev.jpg998 viewsThis is an early 20th century shot of the village of Ivanhoe.
fosterfallsrrdepot.jpg
 Foster Falls - Railroad Depot986 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
ivanhoefurnace.jpg
 ivanhoefurnace.jpg975 viewsEarly 20th Century shot of the Ivanhoe Furnace, Wythe County, VA.
franklinstchurch.jpg
 franklinstchurch.jpg974 viewsHere was one of the most prestigious black churches in Southwest Virginia. It was mostly destroyed by fires in 1913 and the new church was constructed on the old foundation. It was constructed in 1886 and is the Franklin Street M.E. Church at Wytheville, VA. The picket fence encircled the entire city block. Courtesy of Jack Hockett.
grahammansion.jpg
 grahammansion.jpg973 viewsThis photo was taken in the mid-1990s by David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
shottower1905.jpg
 Poplar Camp - Shot Tower968 viewsThis is a pre-1907 image of the Revolutionary War landmark near the Wuthe-Carroll County line.
ruralretreatair.jpg
 ruralretreatair.jpg937 viewsThis aerial view of Rural Retreat was made by Greear Studios in Wytheville, probably in the 1940s.
Mystery2.jpg
 Mystery2.jpg936 viewsI don't know who is in this photo, I'm sure it was taken in Wythe County, though. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net
ivanhoe1914.jpg
 Ivanhoe - General View935 viewsThis is a 1914 postcard view of the Ivanhoe village.
gibboneyhallinn.jpg
 gibboneyhallinn.jpg925 viewsThis is from an early 1940s postcard.
boydshotel.jpg
 boydshotel.jpg925 viewsThis is a Real photo postcard from ca. 1910.
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The Grayson County Virginia Heritage Foundation 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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