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 Providence - Minitree Jones House494 viewsMinitree Jones home on the New River, Providence District, Grayson County. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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 Comers Rock - Elk Creek Community Center494 viewsFormerly the Machine shop for the Elk Creek High School, photo by Jeff Weaver March 21, 2008.
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 Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery494 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martiin
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 galax2.jpg493 viewsThis is from a very early 20th century postcard.
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 heltonlogging.jpg493 viewsThis circa 1910 photo shows a heavily laden logging train taking virgin timber from the upper Helton section.
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 whitetopfestival1933.jpg493 viewsThis is a view of a 20-seat outhouse built for the 1933 Music festival on Whitetop.
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 unkbandwhitetop1933.jpg493 viewsThis photo was taken at the 1933 Whitetop Music Festival.
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 Fries - Dam on New River493 viewsPhoto May 17, 2007 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 bridleck.jpg492 viewsPhoto taken in the 1930s.
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 Baywood - Kemper Hampton House491 viewsThis house was built in 1895. This 2006 photo courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.net
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 Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery491 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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 whitetopfestival1933a.jpg490 viewsThis photo shows some of the estimated 20,000 visitors to this event.
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Phone: +1 (276) 773-3320
Email: graysoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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P.O. Box 529
Independence, VA 24348

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107 East Main Street
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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