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 Fort Chiswell - Historical Marker1133 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 Foster Falls - Railroad Depot1131 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
edithwilsonbirthplace.jpg
 edithwilsonbirthplace.jpg1121 viewsEdith Wilson was a native of Wythe County and second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. This is from a 1920s postcard.
franklinstchurch.jpg
 franklinstchurch.jpg1115 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.
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 ivanhoebev.jpg1102 viewsThis is an early 20th century shot of the village of Ivanhoe.
ivanhoefurnace.jpg
 ivanhoefurnace.jpg1091 viewsEarly 20th Century shot of the Ivanhoe Furnace, Wythe County, VA.
grahammansion.jpg
 grahammansion.jpg1084 viewsThis photo was taken in the mid-1990s by David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
gibboneyhallinn.jpg
 gibboneyhallinn.jpg1067 viewsThis is from an early 1940s postcard.
boydshotel.jpg
 boydshotel.jpg1046 viewsThis is a Real photo postcard from ca. 1910.
ruralret.jpg
 ruralret.jpg1034 viewsEarly 20th century photograph of Rural Retreat.
Mystery2.jpg
 Mystery2.jpg1033 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
ruralretreatair.jpg
 ruralretreatair.jpg1031 viewsThis aerial view of Rural Retreat was made by Greear Studios in Wytheville, probably in the 1940s.
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