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 Fort Chiswell - Anchor and Hope Plantation Marker1078 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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 Saltville - Shooting Olin1078 viewsThis April 1972 photo by Tom Totten shows Don Smith photographig the Olin facility as it was being prepaed for demolition. Courtsy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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 WHITEROCKSOLIN240.jpg1077 viewsAERIAL SHOT OF OLIN CHEMICALS IN SALTVILLE, VA. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE SHUTDOWN...JULY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 drapermtn.jpg1076 viewsFrom a 1930-45 postcard.
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 sylvatusschool.jpg1076 viewsThis photo is from the mid 1930s.
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 000_0717.JPG1075 viewsThis photo was taken by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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 Pulaski - Main Street Looking East1075 viewsThis is from a 1907 postcard.
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 salt02.jpg1074 viewsPostcard of Camp Red Rocks, above Saltville. This was an artist camp for artistically talented boys which operated in the late 1930s.
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 claytorlake.jpg1074 viewsThis is from a 1960s era postcard.
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 july2006pic 016.jpg1074 viewsPhoto July 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 ddcole.jpg1074 viewsThis is a 1907 photo. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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 ruralretreat~0.jpg1073 viewsThe railroad line near Rural Retreat is shown here. The Virginia and East Tennessee Railroad first built the road through this area in 1855. This section of road is now operated by Norfolk and Western.
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Phone: +1 (276) 773-3320
Email: graysoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 529
Independence, VA 24348

Physical Address
107 East Main Street
Independence, VA 24348

About Us

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.

Office Hours

The GCHS office is open Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, or by special appointment.

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