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 Chilhowie - Apple Exhibit867 viewsThis photo courtesy of Edna Bonham Love shows the 1916 exhibition that H. L. Bonham made for the Smyth County Fair. Shown are a variety of apples and other agricultural products.
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 000_0036.jpg866 viewsThis statue is located in Elizabeth Cemetery in Saltville.
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 LOVER_SLEAPANDNEAROVERLOOKAPRIL152006045.jpg866 viewsA Don Smith Photo, April 15, 2006.
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 EASY_ST_BEN_1963068.jpg866 viewsThis photo was taken June 8, 1963. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 cannon.jpg866 viewsTHIS IS WHERE THE CANNON ON THE TOWN HALL LAWN USED TO BE. IT WAS MOVED WHEN OLIN BUILT THE COMPUTER CENTER WHICH NOW HOUSES THE BANK OF MARION. THE MOVE TOOK PLACE IN JUNE OF 1967. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 dollyrow.jpg866 viewsThis is a 1910s postcard view.
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 Saltville - Sanders Hill866 viewsSANDERS HILL / CEDAR BRANCH / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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 tottenchester.jpg865 viewsTHIS IS CHESTER TOTTEN CRUISING THE PARKING LOT IN HIS PINK AND CREAM '59 LINCOLN CONVERTIBLE IN MARCH OF 1963.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 100_1535.jpg864 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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 wellfieldsflood.jpg863 viewsFLOOD OF MARCH 1963 RAISED THE WATER LEVEL IN THE WELL FIELDS. THE PICTURE WAS MADE WHERE LAKE DRIVE INTERSECTS WITH PALMER LOOKING SOUTH.

IN 1963, THERE WAS A SMALL POND TO THE LEFT OF PALMER AVENUE WHERE THE SOFTBALL FIELD NOW SITS. AS YOU CAN SEE, PALMER WAS IMPASSABLE AND FOR A FEW DAYS THE PONDS WERE QUITE LARGE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 hmguestlodge.jpg863 viewsThis is a 1940s postcard view.
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 Allison Gap - Bird's Eye view863 viewsThis February 1964 phto was taken bt Myrl Dunham, Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Independence, VA 24348

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Independence, VA 24348

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The Grayson County Historical Society in Grayson County, Virginia, 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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