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Austinville - Fincastle Resolves Marker780 viewsTO MARK
THE SITE OF
THE LEAD MINES
AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF AMMUNITION
TO THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
AND OF
THE COURTHOUSE OF FINCASTLE COUNTY
1772-1776
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HERE ON JANUARY 20, 1775 THE COMMITTEE
OF SAFETY OF FINCASTLE COUNTY ADOPTED
RESOLUTIONS BOLDLY DECLARING THEIR DETER-
MINATION NEVER TO SURRENDER THE RIGHTS
AND PRIVILEDGES GRANTED TO THEM AS VIRGINIANS
CLOSING WITH THIS ASSERTION:
"THESE ARE OUR REAL THOUGH UNPOLISHED
SENTIMENTS OF LIBERTY AND LOYALTY AND IN
THEM WE ARE RESOLVED TO LIVE AND DIE."
ERECTED BY STUART CHAPTER
AND BY WILDERNESS ROAD CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BICENTENIAL COMMITTEE
COMMEMORATED AT FORT CHISWELL, JANUARY 19, 1975,
THE WORK OF THE FINCASTLE COUNTY COMMITTEE OF SAFETY
WHOSE NAMES FOLLOW:
CHARLES CUMMINGS, WILLIAM PRESTON, WILLIAM CHRISTIAN,
STEPHEN TRIGG, ARTHUR CAMPBELL, WILLIAM INGLES,
WALTER CROCKETT, JOHN MONTGOMERY, JAMES McGAVOCK,
WILLIAM CAMPBELL, THOMAS MADISON, DANIEL SMITH,
WILLIAM RUSSELL, EVAN SHELBY, AND WILLIAM EDMUNDSON.
Photo December 27, 2006 by David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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mayday1944b.jpg780 viewsMAY DAY COURT / SALTVILLE SCHOOLS / 1944
FROM LEFT - MARY HEIMANN, ELIZABETH RAY, JOHNNY LITTLE, JIM MELLINGER, REBA BRANHAM, TOMMY McKEE, MARY DUNHAM
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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pulaskihs.jpg779 viewsThis post card was postmarked in 1949.
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ashleychapelmeth.jpg779 viewsLocated near Lansing, Ashe County, NC. Organized about 1830, closed in 1985.
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HILLSVILLECRUISEINJULY222006022.jpg779 viewsPhoto July 22, 2006 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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wytheville0001-1956.jpg779 viewsThis is a postcard view of Wytheville from 1956. Courtesy of Steve Grubb steppen_dawg@yahoo.com
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Wytheville - Walter Crockett Historucal Marker779 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Walton Furnace - Tree in a Silo779 viewsThis photo is courtesy of David Arnold
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Allison Gap - Allison Gap School779 viewsThis is the 5th grade class at Allison Gap School in 1958.
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Saltville - High Pressure Steam Plant779 viewsTRACKS TO HIGH PRESSURE STEAM PLANT / OLIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 3, 1972. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Glade Spring - Mt. Rose Cemetery779 viewsMt. Rose Cemetery, Glade Spring, July 2, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith.
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landmark.jpg778 viewsThis church was organized as a "Missionary" Baptist Church in 1856. This photo appears to be of late 19th or very early 20th century vintage.
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