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Stuart, Henry C.480 viewsBorn in Wytheville in 1855, moved to Russell County, VA, became one of the largest stock raisers in the United States. Member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1901 and served as Governor of Virginia from 1914 unil 1918. Died in Russell County, VA in 1933.
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Lenoir - High School480 viewsFrom a 1930-45 linen era postcard.
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Independence - Point Lookout Mountain480 viewsUS 58 and the northern flowing New River lead the eye to Point Lookout Mountain (4550 ft.) in Grayson County. Photo by David Arnold and Shawn Dunford. davod-arnold@comcast.net
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Blowing Rock- Tweetsie480 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the Golden Nuget Saloon at the Tweetsie Railroad Amusement Park.
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alleflag.jpg479 viewsThis flag was adopted by the county for the nation's bicentennial.
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Blacksburg - Virginia Tech 479 viewsThis view of the Virginia Tech Campus was taken in the 1950s.
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100_1383.jpg479 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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100_1428.jpg479 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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100_1561.jpg479 viewsThis is one of two fish hatcheries in Smyth County, the other being south of Marion on Route 16. This facility produces bass for stocking area streams and lakes. From the Virginia Fisheries website. "The Buller Fish Hatchery near Sugar Grove annually produces northern pike muskellunge, smallmouth bass, and walleyes, as well as 50,000 trout. Trout used to stock Clinch Mountain WMA (Big Tumbling Creek) and Crooked Creek fee-fishing areas are produced year-round. Intensive rearing of muskellunge and northern pike is underway from April through June."
Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 14, 2006.
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mtrogersexplorer.jpg479 viewsThis photo by Greear Studios shows a child exploring the "wilds" of Mount Rogers in the 1960s. You may explore Mount Roger's Geological History at the Radford University's Virtual Field Trip website.
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pics 134~1.jpg479 viewsPhoto June 26, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Abingdon - Holston River479 viewsThis postcard dating from the 1940s shows the Holston River near Abingdon. The river was absolutely critical in the settlement patterns of Washington County. You might be interested in The 1782 Washington County, Virginia Tax List
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