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 Comers Rock - Central Methodist Church625 viewsPhoto March 21, 2008 by Jeff Weaver and David Arnold.
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 100_1476.jpg624 viewsThis presumed cemetery was located on Fisher's Gap Road South of Galax. It is reported that this is the site of the burial of some Tories killed in a skimish near this site in 1780. Only one was identified as a Hampton from near Baywood. Further information would be appreciated jweaver300@aol.com
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 FriesDam#3.jpg624 viewsPhoto courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net.
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 Comers Rock - Baker's Falls624 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold
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 Grant - Grant United Methodist Church623 viewsPhoto March 31, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 Big Ridge - Hale House623 viewsLpcated between Big Ridge and Comers rock. Courtesy of David Arnold david-anold@comcast.net
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 whitetopff.jpg621 viewsThis historical marker is located on Route 600 near the summit of Whitetop Mountain. Photo was taken in March 2003 by Jeff Weaver
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 Wolf Knob - Thornton Kilby House621 viewsThis house was the home of Thornton Kilby and Phoebe Marilda Weaver Kilby. Photo January 24, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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 galax1bc.jpg619 viewsFrom a 1920s era postcard
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 eleanoratwhitetop.jpg618 viewsThis photo from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library was taken on August 12, 1933, shows Eleanor Roosevelt at the Whitetop Folk Music Festival.
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 Fries - Dam on New River618 viewsPhoto May 17, 2007 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 hotelcentral.jpg617 viewsHotel Central in Indpendence, Virginia, ca. 1900.
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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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