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100_1911.jpg515 viewsThis photo is of the FAA communication facility at the summit of Whitetop Mountain. Photo by Jeff Weaver, December 6, 2006.
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St. Clair's Bottom - St. Clair's Bottom Primitive Baptist Church515 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, May 2006.
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Konnarock - Whitetop Laurel Creek Falls515 viewsPhoto July 4, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. One must hike down a rather steep trail to reach a point for a good view of this falls.
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whitesmillabingdon.jpg514 viewsThis is from a 1950s/1960s era postcard.
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greengable1.jpg514 viewsThis photo was taken by Scott Trent, and shows the principal agricultural crop in western Grayson County in 2004.
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Alvarado - Railroad Trestle514 viewsA RAILROAD FROM ABINGDON, VA. LINKING SEVERAL SMALL TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES WAS STARTED IN THE 1880s. BY 1918 IT RAN FROM ABINGDON TO ELKLAND, N. C. WHICH IS NOW CALLED TODD. DAMASCUS, TAYLOR'S VALLEY, GREEN COVE AND WHITE TOP WERE AMONG THE STOPS ON IT'S ROUTE. THERE WERE 100 TRESTLES AND BRIDGES ON THE RAIL LINE.
THE VIRGINIA CREEPER WAS STEAM POWERED AND HAULED FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS. THE STEAM ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY N&W IN 1956 WITH A DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE. IT CONTINUED IN OPERATION UNTIL MARCH 31, 1977 WHEN THE LAST TRAIN RAN. THE ROADBED HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A VERY POPULAR HIKING-BIKING TRAIL. PICTURED IS THE TRESTLE AT THE HEADWATERS OF SOUTH HOLSTON LAKE WHERE THE MIDDLE AND SOUTH FORKS OFTHE HOLSTON RIVER MEET. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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100_1370.jpg513 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 30, 2006.
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abingdonbranchsteam.jpg513 viewsThis photo was taken in the early 20th century on the Abingdon branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
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vpipreshouse.jpg513 viewsFrom a circa 1920 postcard.
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BluemontHotel1938.jpg513 viewsThis is from a postcard mailed in 1938.
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richlandsfishing.jpg512 viewsThis postcard was created circa. 1910
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100_1416.jpg512 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006, by Jeff Weaver
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