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 Francy Gap - Groundhog Mountain722 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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 Radford - New River Bridge720 viewsThis is a circa 1905 postcard showing the town of Radford, from the southside of the river.
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 Saltville - Mathieson Alkali Works720 viewsThis ca.1910 image from the U.S.Geological Survey shows the Mathieson Alkali Works ca. 1910.
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 mphendersonstore.jpg719 viewsJohn Porter photograph from the late 1930s.
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 catronmill~0.jpg719 viewsThis circa 1900 image shows Catron's Mill beside a partially frozen creek.
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 SEPT10MISC915.jpg719 viewsThis photo was taken August 1967 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 wythevillerestaurant.jpg718 views1930s Restaurant in Wytheville.
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 pulaskisheep.jpg718 viewsThis 1916 photograph shows a sheep farm in Pulaski, Virginia.
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 000_0010.jpg718 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, February 11, 2006
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 Saltville - Governmnet Plant Area718 viewsGOVERNMENT PLANT AND BROADY BOTTOM AREAS / APRIL 1969

THE PLOWED AREA AT RIGHT CENTER IS WHERE THE NORTHFORK MANOR PROJECT WOULD BE BUILT...THE AREA NEAR THE SILOS AND RESERVOIR IS WHERE THE ELIZABETH CEMETERY WAS ENLARGED TO IN 1986.

THE BUILDING AT UPPER LEFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION WOULD BECOME KENROSE MFG. AND LATER, ACCO. Courtesy of Don Smith[email]dsmith1043@comcast.net[/emai]
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 dunhammyrl1956.jpg718 viewsMYRL DUNHAM OF SALTVILLE, VA. IN HIS 1931 FORD PULLING A HOMEMADE CAMPER /

DEER HUNTING TRIP TO THE HURRICANE AREA / NOVEMBER 1956

DUNHAM COLLECTION. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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 wolfknobgroup2.jpg717 viewsThis is a group of young people on Wolf Knob, circa. 1916. The photographer was Greely Spencer.
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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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