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 grayston1942.jpg505 viewsThis 1942 postcard shows some of the guests on the lawn.
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 araratriver.jpg503 viewsThis view made ca. 1905, shows the Ararat River and the Southern Railway
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 powersstore.jpg503 viewsLocated in Sturgill's near the Primitive Baptist Church, this store was photographed in July 1978. At that time the store was used for storage. Photo by Jeff Weaver
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 ncgranite.jpg501 viewsThis ca. 1900-1910 postcard shows some of the quarry work going on around Mount Airy at that time.
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 Jefferson - Ashe Civic Center500 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, May 13, 2007.
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 pics 018.jpg499 viewsPhoto September 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 pics 044.jpg499 viewsPhoto September 13, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 ViewIntoSullivanCemetery.jpg499 viewsCourtesy of Chrissie Peters.
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 Jefferson - Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church499 viewsTheir website may be found here. Photo by Jeff Weaver May 16, 2007
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 elkinmain.jpg498 viewsThis image was made in 1940.
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 Mount Airy - Granite Quarry498 viewsA very early (1910) postcard view of the granite quarry near Mount Airy, NC.
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 West Jefferson - Main Street498 viewsThis photo was taken on a rainy Sunday Morning on June 3, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. The town's website is here.
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Email: graysoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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Independence, VA 24348

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Independence, VA 24348

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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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