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 nwpulaskico.jpg1020 viewsPhoto 1938 by the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
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 Fees Ridge - Calvin Sheets Cabin1017 viewsThis is the Calvin Sheets cabin on Fees Ridge. Photography courtesy of Ric Sheets rickysheets@earthlink.net
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 Saltville - Unknown Event1017 viewsDON'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE. IT WAS BEING HELD IN THE R. B. WORTHY GYM SOMETIME IN THE 1960s.

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 oxenfancygap.jpg1016 viewsThis 1940 photo from the National Park Service Historic Photographic Collection shows a farmer and team of oxen. The oxen are pulling a sledge to break up clods in newly plowed ground.
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 Ivanhoe - General View1012 viewsThis is a 1914 postcard view of the Ivanhoe village.
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 wythedepot.jpg1011 viewsThis is a postcard of the Wytheville Train Depot from the early 20th century.
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 hillsvillemethodist.jpg1007 viewsFrom a 1940s-1950s postcard.
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 ruralretreatair.jpg1007 viewsThis aerial view of Rural Retreat was made by Greear Studios in Wytheville, probably in the 1940s.
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 Hillsville - Ground Hog Mountain1007 viewsFrom a 1960s era postcard. Located at mile marker 188 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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 Saltville - West End 19281006 viewsSALTVILLE, VA. / WEST END / CIRCA 1928

"CHUB" ARNOLD COLLECTION/ Courtesy of Don Smihdsmith1043@comcast.net
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 WHITEROCKSOLIN240.jpg1005 viewsAERIAL SHOT OF OLIN CHEMICALS IN SALTVILLE, VA. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE SHUTDOWN...JULY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 Mystery2.jpg1005 viewsI don't know who is in this photo, I'm sure it was taken in Wythe County, though. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net
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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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