Most viewed - Smyth County, VA People
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smokeyrowneighbors.jpg948 viewsSMOKEY ROW NEIGHBORS / WYNDHAM ROBERTS, LEFT, AND HARRY SMITH / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1950. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Totten, Bill and Sanders, Frank948 viewsTWO OF SALTVILLE'S FORMER MAYORS...BILL TOTTEN, LEFT, AND FRANK SANDERS
THIS WAS AT THE STUART HOUSE DEDICATION ON WEST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VA. IN JUNE OF 1973. CCourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@cokmcast.net
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Blevins, Joseph945 viewsHe was the son of Garfield Blevins and Mattie Weaver.
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Dunham, M. S.941 viewsM. S. DUNHAM CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM TITUSVILLE, PA. IN 1902 TO WORK AT THE MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS. HE HAD BEEN AN OIL DRILLER IN PENNSYLVANIA.
HE WAS PLACED IN CHARGE OF THE MAWX BRINE WELLS AND ROAD SUPERVISION. HE BECAME ONE OF SALTVILLE'S MOST PROMINENT CITIZENS AND WAS ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. HE ALSO SERVED AS MAYOR.
HE LIVED ON WEST MAIN STREET ACROSS FROM THE 1905 SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING WHERE THE SALTVILLE MEDICAL CENTER IS NOW LOCATED. HE DIED ON AUGUST 25, 1946.
THE HOUSE IS STILL IN THE DUNHAM FAMILY.
PHOTO - DUNHAM COLLECTION. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Totten, Tom939 viewsMALCOLM MARTIN OF ENGLAND VISITED SALTVILLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1969. HIS GRANDPARENTS, THE BARNES FAMILY, LIVED IN THE HOUSE ON WEST MAIN IN THE 1890s THAT WOULD LATER BECOME THE M. S. DUNHAM HOME. THE BARNES' HAD COME TO SALTVILLE WITH THE MATHIESONS AND OTHER ENGLISHMEN TO START THE MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS IN SALTVILLE. THE MATHIESONS HAD COME FROM WIDNES, ENGLAND. LATER, THE BARNES FAMILY WOULD RETURN TO ENGLAND AND IN 1902 THE DUNHAMS CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM TITUSVILLE, PA.
MALCOLM IS SHOWN HERE WITH TOM TOTTEN, LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND HISTORIAN. Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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farmerlydia.jpg938 viewsThis photo shows Lydia Thompson Farmer holding a photo of her late husband, Noah Farmer. Lydia moved to Marion, VA after Noah died in 1930. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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drucillablevins.jpg937 viewsDaughter of Melvin C. Sturgill and Celia Pennington, 1st wife of Henry C. Blevins. Lived at Konnarock, Smyth County, VA. Photo courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@smyth.net
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leecalvin.jpg934 viewsResident of Saltville, Virginia, though born in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. From the 1922 Alkalite
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Helton, Hugh930 viewsHUGH HELTON / SALTVILLE, VA. / MOMA GRAND OPENING / APRIL 5, 2008. Courtesy of Don mith [emaildsmith1043@comcast.net[/email]
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Russell, Samuel Francis924 viewsBorn in Grayson County, VA, moved to Marion, VA as a young adult. He was a note maker of mountain dulcimers. Courtesy of Judy Russell Powers.
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mckeethomas.jpg922 viewsSaltville Physician, founded the T. K. McKee Hospital. From the 1922 Alkalite.
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Chscccmp.jpg922 viewsCourtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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