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 charlesmotel.jpg615 viewsThis is from a 1950s era postcard.
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 Mount Airy - Aerial View615 viewsThis aerial view of Mount Airy, North Carolina dates from 1968.
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 elkinschool.jpg612 viewsThis is a pre-1920 image of the Elkin Public School
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 PICT0017.JPG612 viewsThis school is in western Watauga County, near the Johnson County, TN line. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 28, 2006.
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 mtairypresby.jpg611 viewsThis image was created about 1910.
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 fouroaksparta.jpg611 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1910.
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 antioch2.jpg610 viewsCivil War headstone of Jesse J. Atwood (1843-1920) at Antioch Primitive Baptist Church. He was the son of Thomas Atwood and Polly Steelman. Photo courtesy of Jason Duncan.
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 pics 059.jpg610 viewsPhoto September 13, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. This church is located on Deep Ford Road.
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 Roaring Gap - Woodruff Primitive Baptist Church610 viewsThis church was established in 1850. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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 Laurel Springs - Myers Motor Court609 viewsThis postcard of a motel is from the 1950s.
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 Glendale Springs - Detail of Rhododendron Bloom606 viewsCheck out the American Rhododendron Society Website Photo May 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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 Picture 115~0.jpg605 viewsPhoto May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Phone: +1 (276) 773-3320
Email: graysoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 529
Independence, VA 24348

Physical Address
107 East Main Street
Independence, VA 24348

About Us

The Grayson County Historical Society in Grayson County, Virginia, 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.

Office Hours

The GCHS office is open Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, or by special appointment.

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