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CrockettFamilyCemetery.jpg
 Crockett's Cove - Crockett Family Cemetery1192 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 franklinstchurch.jpg1187 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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 Fort Chiswell - Historical Marker1180 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
ruralretreat1908.jpg
 ruralretreat1908.jpg1172 viewsThis 1908 photo shows a "typical" farm scene in Wythe County at that time.
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 academyofthevisitation1906.jpg1171 viewsThis 1906 postcard shows the Roman Catholic school in Wytheville.
ruralretreatlutheranchurch.jpg
 ruralretreatlutheranchurch.jpg1171 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
grahammansion.jpg
 grahammansion.jpg1171 viewsThis photo was taken in the mid-1990s by David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 ivanhoebev.jpg1154 viewsThis is an early 20th century shot of the village of Ivanhoe.
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 ruralret.jpg1153 viewsEarly 20th century photograph of Rural Retreat.
edithwilsonbirthplace.jpg
 edithwilsonbirthplace.jpg1153 viewsEdith Wilson was a native of Wythe County and second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. This is from a 1920s postcard.
ivanhoefurnace.jpg
 ivanhoefurnace.jpg1142 viewsEarly 20th Century shot of the Ivanhoe Furnace, Wythe County, VA.
gibboneyhallinn.jpg
 gibboneyhallinn.jpg1142 viewsThis is from an early 1940s postcard.
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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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