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 JULY24MGSJAN1980701.jpg1123 viewsTHIS IS WHAT THE MATHIESON GENERAL STORE LOOKED LIKE FROM THE INSIDE ON THE SECOND FLOOR JUST BEFORE IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN JANUARY OF 1980.

THE WEST SIDE FRONT CORNER BEGAN TO LOSE BRICKS AND FINALLY THE HOLE OPENED UP. THE STORE HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR SOME TIME. WORK HAD ALREADY LEVELED THE OLD SUPER X / IGA MARKET THAT HAD OPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 1955.

THE WALLS WERE SOLID BRICK...THREE WIDE. THEY BUILT IT WELL IN 1894.

Courtesy of Don Smith [dsmith1043@comcast.net[/email]
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 newrivermoonlite.jpg1122 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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 Chilhowie - Lumber Wagons1122 viewsThis circa 1910 photo shows horse-drawn wagons loaded with lumber approaching the Chilhowie Railroad Depot. Courtesy of Edna Bonham Love.
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 Saltville - Mathieson Alkali Works1122 viewsThis John Porter Photo from the late 1930s shows some of the equipment used in the Mathieson Alkali Works.
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 100_1329.jpg1119 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 22, 2006.
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 pics 138.jpg1119 viewsThis is the Chilhowie Future Farmers of America float in the Apple Festival Parade.
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 upperwellfields41973.jpg1119 viewsThis April 1073 photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the Upper Well Fields and West Main Street in April 1973.
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 Saltville - Bucket Line1119 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows the bucket line running from the Worthy Mine to the town of Saltville.
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 shakercheerleadersoct64.jpg1117 viewsFIVE OF THE SHAKER CHEERLEADERS...FROM LEFT...JUDY POORE, CAROLYN HOGSTON, LINDA DENTON, JANE ALLEN MOORE, GLENNA DEBORD.
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE BLUE 1961 FORD SUNLINER CONVERTIBLE ARE NOT IDENTIFIED. IF YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE LET US KNOW.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 hillsvillemethodist.jpg1115 viewsFrom a 1940s-1950s postcard.
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 westmain1910.jpg1115 viewsWEST MAIN STREET / WELL FIELDS / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1910

NOTICE THE STAND OF TREES IN FRONT OF THE KENT HOUSE. THEY WERE SUGAR MAPLES AND WERE SET OUT IN 1870.

PHOTO / DUNHAM COLLECTION. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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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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