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 Blowing Rock - Tweetsie Railroad Trestle572 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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 wolfden.jpg521 viewsThis is a photo of the Wolf Den in present day Watauga County. This is the location of the Ben Cleveland - William Riddle Affair in the American Revolution.
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 100_1296.jpg391 viewsBuilt in the 1840s. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 20, 2006.
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 100_1289.jpg386 viewsThis church was built in 1862. Photo by Jeff Weaver March 18, 2006.
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 100_1291.jpg368 viewsThis church was established in 1862 and is located on a bluff overlooking the Watauga River near Valle Crucis. Photo March 19, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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 Blowing Rock - Rock House362 viewsThis 1912 postcard image sows the Rock House on Yonolosee Road near Blowing Rock.
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 100_1253.jpg356 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 12, 2006.
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 100_1293.jpg355 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 19, 2006.
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 winebargermill.jpg355 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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 Deep Gap - The Old Homestead355 viewsFrom a 1969 postcard.
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 Blowing Rock - Camp Yonolosse340 viewsThis circa 1915 real photo postcard shows a group of early tourists riding horseback at Camp Yonolosse, near Blowing Rock.
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 Blowing Rock- Tweetsie334 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the Golden Nuget Saloon at the Tweetsie Railroad Amusement Park.
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