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swingingbridge.jpg
 swingingbridge.jpg948 viewsThis postcard dates from circa 1908.
wytheville.jpg
 wytheville.jpg945 viewsTaken from a 1940s era postcard.
loversleapwytheville.jpg
 loversleapwytheville.jpg943 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
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 Wytheville - Crockett Falls942 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard of Crockett Falls.
Speedwell_Furnace_(7).jpg
 Speedwell - Speedwell Commissary940 viewsThis is what appears to be the Commissary now being used as a farm building. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
maxmeadows1915.jpg
 Max Meadows - General View939 viewsThis is a circa 1915 postcard view of Max Meadows.
BankofSpeedwell5.jpg
 BankofSpeedwell5.jpg938 viewsThis is the old Quaker Church at Speedwell. Photo courtesy of David Arnold .david.arnold@adelphia.net identification courtesy of Adam Linkous adam_linkous@yahoo.com.
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 Graham's Forge - Assorted Buildings.933 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
loverscove.jpg
 Rural Retreat - Lover's Cove930 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1938.
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 ruralretreat.jpg928 viewsThis scenic postcard was mailed in 1924.
wythevillecourtday1900.jpg
 wythevillecourtday1900.jpg928 viewsThis photograph is circa 1900, and shows the activity on main street during court day.
StPauls.jpg
 StPauls.jpg926 viewsSt. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rural Retreat, Virginia. Courtesy of
Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net.
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Independence, VA 24348

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Independence, VA 24348

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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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