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 Saltville - Well Fields953 viewsThis is a circa 1915 color postcard of the well fields in Saltville.
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 Cox Chapel Community Center952 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, May 2005.
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 cokeovenpocahontas.jpg952 viewsThis view of coke ovens at Pocahontas, Virginia was made about 1910.
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 100_1319.jpg952 viewsLocated on Highway 16 between Marion and Sugar Grove. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 22, 2006.
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 carrollch.jpg952 viewsFrom a postcard issued 1920-30.
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 hmlake.jpg952 viewsThis 1940 real photo postcard shows the Hungry Mother Lake and Consessionaire's home.
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 Marion - Marion Auto Supply952 viewsThis circa 1925 postcard shows perhaps the first gas pumps in Marion.
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 Konnarock - View of Whitetop from Konnarock952 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1970s and shows Whitetop Mountain living up to its name.
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 Saltville - Field pf Beans952 viewsField of beans planted along contours so as to prevent washing on steep slopes. Walker Mountain (M 15). Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No datembut circa 1910. From the U. S. Geological Survey.
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 bucketline101968.jpg951 viewsNEARING THE END...THE BUCKET LINE... SHOWN HERE HEADING FOR THE ANGLE JUNCTION, WOULD SOON BE SHUT DOWN FOREVER. IT HAD A 66 YEAR RUN. MATHIESON HAD BUILT IT IN 1902. TRUCKS REPLACED THE BUCKET LINE FOR THE FEW REMAINING YEARS BEFORE OLIN CEASED PRODUCTION IN 1972. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 altizerbridge.jpg950 viewsThis is the bridge over Route 8 at the Floyd-Montgomery County line.
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 Brierpatch Mountain - Jerusalem Methodist Church949 viewsJerusalem United Methodist Church, Briarpatch Mt.,Grayson. Photo by David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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Email: graysoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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Independence, VA 24348

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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.

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

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