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 Baywood - Kemper Hampton House588 viewsThis is a 1928 photo of the Kemper Hampton House. Courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.net
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 Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church588 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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 100_1278.jpg587 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 17, 2006.
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 100_1644.jpg587 viewsThis Lime Kiln was photographed on April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. In order to produce lime for agricultural use, limestone was dumped into the top of the furnance and heated. A troll car ran in the enterance at the bottom and pulled out when sufficiently broken down limestone was produced. It was then transferred to wagons and hauled to where needed. This faciility was last used in the 1920s. Information courtesy of Jesse Choate.
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 107_IN_1964087.jpg587 viewsThis Don Smith photo shows the layout of the future Highway 107 in the Hart Springs area. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 hungrymotherpark6.jpg587 viewsThis circa 1940 postcard shows canoes and sail boats on Hungry Mother Lake, north of the town of Marion.
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 galaxmain1910.jpg587 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard depicting Main Street. Courtesy of Wade Weekes.
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 graysonstgalax1913.jpg586 viewsThis image of Galax's Grayson Street is from a 1913 postcard.
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 holstonvalley1.jpg586 viewsAnother view from Skull's Gap of the Holston River Valley. Photo by Jeff Weaver, winter 2003.
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 000_0682.JPG586 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver summer 2005.
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 Whitetop - Mount Rogers School586 viewsPhoto October 18, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 Saltville - Madame Russell United Methodist Church586 viewsPhoto by Don Smith October 24, 2010.
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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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