Most viewed - Virginia Counties
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Blacksburg - Virginia Polytechnic Institute1164 viewsThis 1906 postcard shows a snowy day on the VPI campus.
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Buck Hydro-electric Dam 19281160 viewsThis is a 1928 photo of the Buck dam and lake at Byllesby, Carroll County, Virginia. This dam on the New River is just below the Byllesby Dam.
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James Surrett 1910 1149 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows "James Surrat 120 Years Old. A Half Breed Cherokee who Inhabits the Mountains of Bland Co, Va." One researcher states that he was born 1795 Cherokee, NC and died 1915 Bland County,VA.
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bettybakermine2.jpg1148 viewsThis view of the famous Carroll County, VA Copper mine was made about 1905.
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oddfellowswhitetop.jpg1145 viewsThis photo was probably taken in the 1910-1920 time period.
1st Row: Wiley ________; Ephraim Greer; ______ Blevins, ____ T. S_____; H. C. Weaver; Monroe Miller, Shelton Blevins, Marion Sturgill, Cicero Price, Elijh Blevins, Melvin Sturgill, Frank Wells
2nd Row: Johnson Blevins, Vint Sturgill, Dock Price, Nelson Sheets, Conley _____, _______; Howard Weaver, Junior Coles, Dr. Jake Hopkins, Linder Cole; Harrison Powers, Enoch Hart
3rd Row: Howard Price, Billy Kilby, Wiley Carter, Tom Price
Image courtesy of the Grayson County Historical Society, Independence, Virginia
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Saltville - Madam Russell Parsonage Demolition1141 viewsThis November 1967 photo by Don Smith (dsmith1043@comcast.net) shows the demolition of the parsonage at Madam Russell United Methodist Church on Main Street in Saltville.
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bottlehsehillsville.jpg1139 viewsFrom a 1930-45 era postcard.
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furnaceneargalax.jpg1136 viewscirca. 1900.
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canemill.jpg1117 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Spring, 2004. This cane mill dates from the heyday of Grayson County farming. To read more, see David Painter's Five Year Program for Development of Agriculture in Grayson County.
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cranberrysingingschool.jpg1117 viewsThis photograph dates to the early 20th century.
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Saltville -Olin River Project1117 viewsIN 1982, OLIN DID EXTENSIVE WORK TO KEEP MERCURY FROM THE OLD CHLORINE PLANT FROM LEACHING INTO THE NORTH FORK OF THE HOLSTON RIVER AT SALTVILLE.
THE RIVER WAS REDIRECTED THROUGH THE LARGE PIPE AT LEFT SO WORKERS COULD SEAL THE RIVER BANK AT RIGHT TO KEEP THE MERCURY CONTAINED AND OUT OF THE RIVER. Courrtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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IronFurnaceCrippleCreek1.jpg1113 viewsIron Furnace at Cripple Creek. Courtesy of David Arnold .david.arnold@adelphia.net.
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