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 000_0084.jpg782 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 1, 2006.
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 dollyrow.jpg782 viewsThis is a 1910s postcard view.
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 mawrailtracks.jpg782 viewsThis scene from the late 1930s, shows railroad tracks and miscellaneous equipment at the Mathieson Alkali Works in Saltville. Photo by John Porter.
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 100_1817.jpg782 viewsThis photo was taken November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 elizcem1.jpg781 viewsPhoto taken winter 2003 by Jeff Weaver
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 oldlaurelvalleych.jpg780 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver 2003
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 haymarion2.jpg780 viewsPhoto was taken in 1940. From the collections of the Library of Congress.
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 vancecompany.jpg780 viewsThis 1930s photo shows the Vance Company, a hardware and farm supply store in Chilhowie, Virginia.
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 pic 001.jpg779 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver May 2006.
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 sodaashbulkloader1942.jpg779 viewsThis is a 1941-42 photo showing some of the industrial processes at Mathieson Alkali Works.
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 Chilhowie - Tate House779 viewsLocated on Old Stage Road. This photo by Jeff Weaver, June 19, 2007.
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 limestonetrucks.jpg778 viewsTHESE TRUCKS HAULED LIMESTONE TO THE PLANT AFTER THE BUCKET LINE WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1968. THEY HAULED THE STONE FOR FOUR YEARS...UNTIL OLIN CLOSED.

PICTURE TAKEN JULY 1971 ON EAST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VA.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Independence, VA 24348

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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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