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 grahamsforge.jpg1208 viewsThis is a 1960s postcard view of this Wythe County landmark.
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 swvastatehospital.jpg1206 viewsThis is an aerial view of the "Bull Pen" taken in 1937.
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 Saltville - Well Fields1206 viewsTAKEN FROM THE FRONT PORCH OF THE M. S. DUNHAM HOUSE ON WEST MAIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1910

FROM THE DUNHAM COLLECTION Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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 JULY17JAM012.jpg1205 viewsThis is Emily and Martha Spencer. Photo July 17, 2006 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 Crockett's Cove - Crockett Family Cemetery1205 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 franklinstchurch.jpg1202 viewsHere was one of the most prestigious black churches in Southwest Virginia. It was mostly destroyed by fires in 1913 and the new church was constructed on the old foundation. It was constructed in 1886 and is the Franklin Street M.E. Church at Wytheville, VA. The picket fence encircled the entire city block. Courtesy of Jack Hockett.
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 Saltville - Palmer Inn1201 viewsPALMER INN / THE "OLD HOTEL" / WEST MAIN ST. / SALTVILLE, VA. / BUILT BY GEORGE W. PALMER IN 1858. RAZED IN MID 1970s. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 maw1905.jpg1199 viewsThis 1905 photo is described as a "General view of salt wells and valley at Saltville."
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 Saltville - Tumbling Creek Falls1199 viewsThis is another of the many water falls on Tumbling Creek, near Saltville, Virginia. Photo July 15, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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 hwy107may65.bmp1197 viewsThis May 1965 photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the construction of Highway 107 from Chilhowie to Saltville. Clinch Mountain is in the background.
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 academyofthevisitation1906.jpg1197 viewsThis 1906 postcard shows the Roman Catholic school in Wytheville.
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 july2006pic 005.jpg1196 viewsPhoto July 11, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Email: graysoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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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.

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