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 Blowing Rock - Tweetsie Railroad Trestle602 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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 wolfden.jpg544 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.jpg414 viewsBuilt in the 1840s. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 20, 2006.
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 100_1289.jpg405 viewsThis church was built in 1862. Photo by Jeff Weaver March 18, 2006.
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 100_1291.jpg384 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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 winebargermill.jpg380 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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 Deep Gap - The Old Homestead380 viewsFrom a 1969 postcard.
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 100_1253.jpg379 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 12, 2006.
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 Blowing Rock - Rock House379 viewsThis 1912 postcard image sows the Rock House on Yonolosee Road near Blowing Rock.
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 100_1293.jpg369 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 19, 2006.
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 Blowing Rock - Camp Yonolosse359 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- Tweetsie353 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the Golden Nuget Saloon at the Tweetsie Railroad Amusement Park.
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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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