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 Saltvolle - Elizabeth Cemetery808 viewsLIGHTS / ELIZABETH CEMETERY / SALTVILLE, VA. / FEB. 11, 2006. Courtesuy of Don Smit dsmith@comcast.net[
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 Wytheville - Counts Drug and Main Street807 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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 Graham's Forge - Assorted Buildings.807 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 Wytheville - Crockett Falls807 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard of Crockett Falls.
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 pic 055.jpg806 viewsAn example of an above ground grave in Aspenvale cemetery. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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 drapermtn~0.jpg805 viewsThis is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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 StPauls.jpg804 viewsSt. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rural Retreat, Virginia. Courtesy of
Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net.
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 Max Meadows - Chiswell Mansion804 viewsThis is from a 1960s or 1970s postcard.
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 swingingbridge2.jpg803 viewsThis is a 1976 swinging bridge across Reed Creek near the Wytheville Water Treatment Plant on Rt 21. Courtesy of Steve Grubb steppen_dawg@yahoo.com
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 bucketline101968.jpg803 viewsNEARING THE END...THE BUCKET LINE... SHOWN HERE HEADING FOR THE ANGLE JUNCTION, WOULD SOON BE SHUT DOWN FOREVER. IT HAD A 66 YEAR RUN. MATHIESON HAD BUILT IT IN 1902. TRUCKS REPLACED THE BUCKET LINE FOR THE FEW REMAINING YEARS BEFORE OLIN CEASED PRODUCTION IN 1972. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 942.jpg801 viewsThis photo was taken early in 1918. These men left after the photo was taken for Camp Lee, Virginia for basic training.
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 PATTYJO412.jpg801 viewsPhoto March 1971 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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