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wythevillefarmsecene.jpg
 wythevillefarmsecene.jpg810 viewsThis is a November 1940 photo showing a farm scene near Wytheville. From the Farm Security Administration files at the Library of Congress.
ivygrovelutheran.jpg
 ivygrovelutheran.jpg809 viewsThis church located on Haw Orchard was organized by Kenneth Killinger, but didnot survive many years. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 1978.
sodaashbulkloader1942.jpg
 sodaashbulkloader1942.jpg809 viewsThis is a 1941-42 photo showing some of the industrial processes at Mathieson Alkali Works.
bottlehouse.jpg
 bottlehouse.jpg809 viewsFrom a 1955 postcard.
mawrailtracks.jpg
 mawrailtracks.jpg809 viewsThis scene from the late 1930s, shows railroad tracks and miscellaneous equipment at the Mathieson Alkali Works in Saltville. Photo by John Porter.
holstonvalley2.jpg
 holstonvalley2.jpg808 viewsThis is a view of the Holston River Valley taken from the Skull's Gap overlook on Route 600 between Chiilhowie and Konnarock. Skull's Gap is in the Iron Mountain Range. The mountain in the distance is Walker mountain. Photo by Jeff Weaver, winter, 2003.
richlandshs.jpg
 richlandshs.jpg807 viewsFrom a 1960 era postcard.
littlefallsonstonycreek.jpg
 littlefallsonstonycreek.jpg807 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
galaxox1907.jpg
 galaxox1907.jpg806 viewsFrom a real photo postcard, dated 1907
ShannonsRock.jpg
 ShannonsRock.jpg806 viewsTHIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE (circa 1912) FROM THE BATCH GIVEN TO ME BY LULA SHANNON (on the right) IN THE LATE 60's. IT WAS IN WITH THE PICS OF THE HOUSE WHERE YOU ARE NOW LIVING. NO NAMES WERE WITH THE PICTURES. COULD EITHER OF THE MEN BE DR. EARLY? Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
blacksburgdepot.jpg
 Blacksburg - Norfolk and Western Depot806 viewsThis 1961 postcard shows the Norfolk and Western Depot at Blacksburg, VA.
saltkettle71872.jpg
 saltkettle71872.jpg805 viewsTHE ORIGINAL SALT KETTLE THEATRE...SECOND FLOOR OF THE OLD MATHIESON GENERAL STORE...JULY 1972....

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043W@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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