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 Graham's Forge - Graham's Forge Building1031 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 wythedepot.jpg1028 viewsThis is a postcard of the Wytheville Train Depot from the early 20th century.
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 Ivanhoe - General View1025 viewsThis is a 1914 postcard view of the Ivanhoe village.
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 Fort Chiswell - Historical Monumnet1016 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 ruralretreatstation.jpg1011 viewsThis image is from the middle 20th century.
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 Poplar Camp - Jackson's Ferry and Shot Tower Marker1004 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 speedwellhouse.jpg1001 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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 Fort Chiswell - Historical Marker1000 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 blackbass.jpg990 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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 Speedwell - Speedwell Furnace990 viewsThis is the Speedwell Furnace, located near Speedwell, Wythe County, VA. owned by the Williams Family who live in the Iron Master's House near the site. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 grahamsforge.jpg989 viewsThis is a 1960s postcard view of this Wythe County landmark.
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 Foster Falls - Galenea Methodist Church988 viewsThe white church is the Galena Methodist Church on US 52 at it's intersection with Major Graham's Road. Hannah Walton Sanders (1806-1876) mentions this church in her Civil-War diary http://home.alltel.net/cjwalker/ Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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