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maidenspringmill.jpg
 maidenspringmill.jpg457 viewsThis is a 1931 postcard.
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 Tazewell - Panoramic View454 viewsFrom a 1930s era postcard.
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 tazewellmain1957.jpg451 viewsThis view of Tazewell's main street is from 1957.
greeverhousetaze.jpg
 greeverhousetaze.jpg451 viewsThis is a circa 1935 photo of this house in Tazewell.
pocahontascoal1907.jpg
 pocahontascoal1907.jpg450 viewsThis circa 1905 photograph shows a block of coal 12 feet thick at Pocahontas, Virginia.
wittenmill.jpg
 wittenmill.jpg449 viewsThis view of the ruins of Witten's Mill was made in the early 20th century.
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 mapleshadecem.jpg449 viewsThis view of the Maple Shade Cemetery was taken about 1920.
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 pics 084.jpg449 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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 tazewellcattle20s.jpg446 viewsThis is from a 1920s era postcard. It shows the typical Appalachian whitefaced cattle. Whitefaced cattle are generally Polled Herefords
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 tazewellmain1926.jpg446 viewsThis is a 1926 view of Tazewell's Main Street.
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 East Tazewell - Birds Eye View446 viewsFrom a 1930s era postcard.
tannersville101963.jpg
 tannersville101963.jpg443 viewsTHIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN FROM HWY 16 ON BRUSHY MOUNTAIN LOOKING NORTHEAST INTO THE ROARING FORK AREA OF THE JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST. THIS IS THE NORTHEAST END OF THE SAME VALLEY THAT HOLDS TANNERSVILLE. This image was made October 1963 by Dom Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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