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 Crockett's Cove - Crockett Family Cemetery1183 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 Poplar Camp - Shot Tower1176 viewsThis is a pre-1907 image of the Revolutionary War landmark near the Wuthe-Carroll County line.
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 Fort Chiswell - Historical Marker1162 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 franklinstchurch.jpg1144 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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 edithwilsonbirthplace.jpg1142 viewsEdith Wilson was a native of Wythe County and second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. This is from a 1920s postcard.
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 ivanhoebev.jpg1129 viewsThis is an early 20th century shot of the village of Ivanhoe.
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 ivanhoefurnace.jpg1128 viewsEarly 20th Century shot of the Ivanhoe Furnace, Wythe County, VA.
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 grahammansion.jpg1102 viewsThis photo was taken in the mid-1990s by David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 gibboneyhallinn.jpg1087 viewsThis is from an early 1940s postcard.
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 boydshotel.jpg1060 viewsThis is a Real photo postcard from ca. 1910.
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 ruralret.jpg1058 viewsEarly 20th century photograph of Rural Retreat.
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 Graham's Forge - Graham's Forge Building1056 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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