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nrgiles38.jpg
 nrgiles38.jpg1320 viewsPhoto by the Virginia Department of Agriculture 1938.
angelsrest.jpg
 Pearisburg - Angel's Rest1035 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the Angel's Rest mountain near Pearisburg.
narrowsofnewriver.jpg
 narrowsofnewriver.jpg715 viewsThis aerial photograph was made in the 1950s.
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 Pearisburg - Panoramic View625 viewsThis 1907 postcard shows the town of Pearisburg and Angel's Rest Mountain.
egglestonferry1913.jpg
 egglestonferry1913.jpg605 viewsThis 1913 postcard shows the location of the Old Ferry over New River at Eggleston, VA.
gilesch.jpg
 gilesch.jpg604 viewsThis is from a 1960s Court House.
sinkingcreekbridge.jpg
 sinkingcreekbridge.jpg604 viewsOne of the last covered bridges in Virginia is shown in this 1960s postcard.
littlefallsonstonycreek.jpg
 littlefallsonstonycreek.jpg602 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
mtnlake~0.jpg
 mtnlake~0.jpg590 viewsThis is a view of Mountain Lake from the hotel on the lake shore. Postcard from the 1950s.
mtnlake.jpg
 mtnlake.jpg574 viewsThis is a postcard view of Mountain Lake taken in the 1950s.
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 Dismal Falls561 views"Dismal Falls" on Dismal Creek, Giles Co., VA. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
narrowsceleneseplant.jpg
 narrowsceleneseplant.jpg552 viewsThis is from a mid-20th century postcard.
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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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