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 Wytheville - Wythe County Copurt House679 viewsThis is a 1913 postcard view of the Wythe County Court House.
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 wythevillelutheran.jpg678 views1950s real photo postcard.
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 merrimacmine.jpg678 viewsThis is a circa 1905 photo of the Merrimac Anthracite Coal Mine and crusher near Christiansburg.
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 saltville1860.jpg677 viewsCourtesy of the Museum of the Middle Appalachians.
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 wythech1913.jpg677 viewsThis is a 1913 view.
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 100_1652.jpg677 viewsPhoto April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 saltwells1910.jpg677 viewsThis 1910 postcard shows the well fields in Saltville which were the points where brine was pumped for the various chemical applications at Mathieson Alkali Works. This postcard was published by G. P. Phipps of Glade Spring, VA.
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 AUG8VICTORYTHEATREANDMUSIC747.jpg677 viewsThis photo shows the demolition of the Victory Theater in Saltville in March 1988. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 SALTKETTLE1972001.jpg677 viewsFROM LEFT...LEIGH ELLEN HELTON, ROY ANDERSON, AND BECKY RHODES PERFORMING AT R. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1972

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Dpn Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 Saltville - Preston House677 viewsThis June 1973 photo was taken by Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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 000_0687.JPG676 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2005.
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 saltvilleschool1910a.jpg676 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the 1905 Saltville High School in the background. This is a view looking northeast along what is now West Main Street.
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Phone: +1 (276) 773-3320
Email: graysoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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P.O. Box 529
Independence, VA 24348

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107 East Main Street
Independence, VA 24348

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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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The GCVHF office will be open by appointment only until April 2023. Please contact us at the email or phone number on the left side of this page to schedule an appointment.

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