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 Saltville - May Day875 viewsMAY DAY CELEBRATION / SALTVILLE, VA. SCHOOLS / MID 1940s. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 ruralretreatpresbyterian1912.jpg873 viewsThis is a 1912 postcard.
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 laurelvalleych.jpg872 viewsLocated near Konnarock, Smyth County, VA, this log church is a popular site for weddings. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2003. Update: This church suffered minor fire damage on February 17, 2006.
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 mabrymillblacksmithshop.jpg872 viewsMore information can be found at this brief website about Mabry Mill. This is from a 1970s sytle postcard.
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 Saltville - Well Fields871 viewsFROM DECEMBER 1963...THE PONDS ARE FULL. LAKE DRIVE IS UNDER WATER IN PLACES AND THE PONDS APPEAR TO BE PARTIALLY FROZEN.

MYRL DUNHAM PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 clarklib.jpg871 viewsLIB AND LOUISE CLARK WALKING TO TOWN ON A COLD, SNOWY JANUARY MORNING IN 1970. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 maxmeadowsbev.jpg870 viewsThis is a 1916 postcard view.
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 Blacksburg - Miles Stadium870 viewsThis is a 1930s postcard view.
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 dryiceplant51973.jpg869 viewsSHORTLY AFTER SHUTDOWN / OLIN DRY ICE / LIME / HYDRAZINE FACILITIES / SALTVILLE, VA. / MAY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmih1043@comcast.net
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 Fancy Gap - Groundhog Mountain869 viewsFire tower located at Groundhog Mountain constructed in 1942. Photo from the collection of the Library of Congress.
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 wythefarm.jpg868 viewsTaken from a 1940s era postcard.
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 wythemain.jpg868 viewsThis is a view of Main Street from a 1940s era postcard.
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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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