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 grahamva1910.jpg514 viewsThis view is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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 pics 082.jpg506 viewsThis building is on the grounds of the Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park. Photo September 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 pinnaclerock.jpg502 viewsFrom a 1920s era postcard.
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 pics 073.jpg497 viewsThis historical marker is located at the Smyth/Tazewell County line on VA Route 91 near Tannersville. Photo September 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 DUKEENERGYGASLINE035.jpg496 viewsLOOKING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE LITTLE VALLEY / TANNERSVILLE AREA. THE GAS LINE WILL CROSS THE EAST END OF FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN...THEN CROSS TANNERSVILLE AND BRUSHY MOUNTAIN...CROSS RICH VALLEY AND THEN WALKER MOUNTAIN AND HOOK UP WITH THE EAST TENNESSEE GAS LINE NEAR I-81 BETWEEN CHILHOWIE AND MARION. THE LINE IS UNUSUAL IN THAT IT IS RUNNING NORTH-SOUTH. MOST FOLLOW THE VALLEY FLOORS IN A SOUTHWEST-NORTHEAST DIRECTION.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 pocamine1908.jpg494 viewsThis 1908 postcard shows the entry way for a mine in Pocahontas, Virginia.
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 pocahontascem1920.jpg489 viewsThis is a circa 1920 postcard view.
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 malletwreck.jpg484 viewsThis post card is circa 1910.
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 tazewellmain1926.jpg481 viewsThis is a 1926 view of Tazewell's Main Street.
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 Tannersville - Pastoral Scene479 viewsTannersville in October. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 pocahontascoal1907.jpg475 viewsThis circa 1905 photograph shows a block of coal 12 feet thick at Pocahontas, Virginia.
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 pics 084.jpg475 viewsOrganized in 1793, this is the oldest congregation in Tazewell County, VA. This is their third building. It is located a few miles west of Tazewell on the north side of US 460. The church's web presence may be found here. Photo September 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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