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 000_0755.JPG661 viewsTaken by Jeff Weaver, September 2005.
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 smythone.jpg661 viewsThis is a Smyth County, Virginia One Dollar note issued in 1862.
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 Saltville - Francis Preston House661 viewsFIREPLACE IN THE PRESTON HOUSE / SALTVILLE, VA. / FEBRUARY 1976. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 Rural Home - Warrick's Store661 viewsWarrick's Store, Rural Home P.O. (historic) Providence Dist. Grayson Co. VA. Photo by David Arnold
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 mawsnow.jpg660 viewsPhoto January 1940 by John Porter.
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 sulphurspringshotel.jpg660 viewsThis photo maybe the Sulphur Springs Inn, owned by George W. Palmer. Courtesy of Katheryn Beattie.
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 Marion - Hungry Mother Lake Beach660 viewsFrom a late 1940s postcard.
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 Saltville - Palmer Avenue660 viewsThis shot of Palmer Avenue was taken at 3 a.m., June 28, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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 Bland Courthouse659 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, summer 2003.
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 100_1475.jpg659 viewsThis photo shows Grayson county Historical Society President Lou Kurtz digging searching for grave markers in what is reported to be the site of the grave of a Tory hung in 1780.
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 mtolivetchurch.jpg659 viewsThis is Mount Olivet Freewill Baptist Church circa 1935-1951. It was also used as a one room school. The church is located on Dry Fork Road outside of Chilhowie. It has been remoled into a home. Abe and Sibby Jones donated land for the church. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@smyth.net
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 wittensfort.jpg659 viewsThis is a relatively modern photo of Witten Fort, built during Lord Dunmore's War (1774).
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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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