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Sidney Walton725 viewsSidney Walton, son of James Walton and Almeda Kilby is shown here in an army uniform in World War I. SIDNEY VESTER WALTON, b. 1893, Grayson Co., VA; d. 1953; m. (1) MARY WEAVER; m. (2) CATHERINE SULLIVAN, May 18, 1924, Grayson Co., VA; b. 1903, Grayson Co., VA. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Austinville - Fincastle Resolves Marker725 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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Allison Gap - Bird's Eye view725 viewsThis February 1964 phto was taken bt Myrl Dunham, Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Francy Gap - Groundhog Mountain725 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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graysonmill.jpg724 viewsThis image was made in the 1890s.
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Walton Furnace724 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold daviv.arnold@adelphia.net
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Holloway Cemetery723 viewsThe Holloway Cemetery, located deep in the woods on Wiles Ridge, near Traphill. Picture taken in 2000. Courtesy of Jason Duncan jmduncan@statesville.net.
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dunwats1.jpg723 viewsWatts Duncan (born 1917), son of Perry Duncan, near their home in Dublin, VA, about 1919. It is believed that the family lived on what is now "Old Rte 11", heading east out of town, along the railroad. Courtesy of Jason Duncan jmduncan@statesville.net
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wytheville0001-1956.jpg723 viewsThis is a postcard view of Wytheville from 1956. Courtesy of Steve Grubb steppen_dawg@yahoo.com
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Saltville - Well Fields723 viewsTAKEN FROM THE FRONT PORCH OF THE M. S. DUNHAM HOUSE ON WEST MAIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1910
FROM THE DUNHAM COLLECTION Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Richardson. Luther Family723 viewsLuther Richardson holding Dougal Richardson, Bertha Kilby Richardson, Maude Richardson Testerman, Bradley Richardson in front of Luther, Fred Richardson in front of Bertha. Picture submitted by Great Granddaugher Lynn Sexton Gallegos Arbadella64@yahoo.com
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ashehospital.jpg722 viewsThis is a view of the Old Ashe County Memorial Hospital. This building was built by the WPA in 1939-40. It opened in 1941. The hospital moved to newer facilities in the 1970s, and this building houses county offices.
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