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 100_1844.jpg420 viewsPhoto November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 Laurel Springs - Meadow Fork Primitive Baptist Church415 viewsThis congregation was established in 1849. Photo by Jeff Weaver March 2007
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 antioch1.jpg414 viewsHeadstone of Sallie Sanders Atwood (1844-1918) at Antioch Primitive Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Richard Sanders and Anne Royal. She was the wife of Jesse J. Atwood. Photo courtesy of Jason Duncan.
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 Whitehead - Whitehead Community Center414 viewsThis building was formerly the Whitehead School. Photo March 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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 Whitehead - Landmark Union Baptist Church414 viewsPhoto March 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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 alleghanyfarm1943.jpg413 viewsFrom the Norfolk and Western Archives.
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 Sparta - Dr. Grabow Pipe Factory Watertower412 viewsThe Dr. Grabow Pipe factory has moved across the road from this old facility. Photo March 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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 Sparta - Royalton Pipes412 viewsRoyalton Pipes, shown here in a circa 1940 postcard was the precursor of Dr. Grabow pipes.
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 Cherry Lane - Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church408 viewsPhoto March 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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 doughtonparkpicnic.jpg407 viewsThis 1952 photo from the National Park Service Historic Photographic Collections shows a group of picnicers at the Doughton Park area off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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 Roaring Gap - Marion Motel407 viewsThis is from a 1950s postcard.
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 Antioch Church Sparta, N.C. May2004.JPG406 viewsThis photo is the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, formed in 1853. Courtesy of Roxanna rnrgen@aol.com
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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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