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 Mouth of Wilson - The Round House601 viewsThis house was built by Dan Idol in 1874. Although called the Round House it is actually octagonal. There was a mini-craze for octagonal houses in the mid-19th century. This is apparently the only one in Grayson County. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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 Hoffman's Store - Grant600 viewsLocal landmark. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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 Saltville - Tumbling Creek Falls600 viewsYet another of the many falls on Tumbling Creek. Photo July 15, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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 Independence - Independence United Methodist Church599 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver May 2005.
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 alkaliworks.jpg599 viewsThis photo post card was made circa. 1910.
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 bogtrotters.jpg599 viewsA Galax band. Photo 1937 from the collections of the Library of Congress.
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 Sugar Grove - Teas Road599 viewsThis May 11, 2007 photo is courtesy of Don Smith. It looks like someone nuked Sugar Grove. dsmith@comcast.net
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 Marion - Marion High School599 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1915.
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 viewrvrside.jpg598 viewsThis is a 1930s photo of the area of St. Clair's Bottom known as Riverside. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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 Rich Valley = View from Walker Mountain598 viewsLOOKING NORTHWEST FROM APCO 765 kV POWER LINE ATOP WALKER MT. TOWARD RICH VALLEY AND CLINCH MT. / SMYTH COUNTY, VA. / APRIL 10, 1977. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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 wellfields1.jpg597 viewsPhoto summer 2003 by Jeff Weaver
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 CARNIVAL_7_14_06_018.jpg597 viewsThis July 14, 2006 photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the carnival from a duck's point of view.
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