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 holstonvalleyhosp1940s.jpg518 viewsThis view of the Holston Valley Hospital is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
weaverbridge.jpg
 weaverbridge.jpg515 viewsThis is the Riverside Bridge on Weaver Pike Road near Bluff City, TN. This bridge was built in 1913.
clinchfieldcement.jpg
 clinchfieldcement.jpg513 viewsFrom a postcard probably made in the 1930s or 1940s.
boysdormilligan.jpg
 boysdormilligan.jpg511 viewsThis is a circa 1945 postcard.
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 Johnson City - Hotel Pardue511 viewsThis is a 1913 postcard of the Hotel Pardue, which no longer exists. Note the street car in the right of the image.
cobbhouse.jpg
 cobbhouse.jpg507 viewsThis is a 1933 photo from the files of the Library of Congress showing the Cobb House near Johnson City, Tennessee. The core of this structure dates from circa 1770.
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 kingsportbroadstreet~0.jpg505 viewsThis is from a late 1960s postcard.
countryclub.jpg
 countryclub.jpg505 viewsThis is from a 1929 postcard.
MaryE.WeaverSmithHeadstone0001.jpg
 MaryE.WeaverSmithHeadstone0001.jpg504 viewsThis is the headstone for Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith, daughter of Isaac and Polly Weaver. Mary is buried at the Weaver Union Church, Bristol, TN. The
inscription is not very readable but says:

Mary E. Smith
Wife of J. L. Smith (James Latham Smith)
Born
Oct. 15, 1842
Died
May 5, 1913

Courtesy of Debi Coe.
chimneymtn.jpg
 chimneymtn.jpg504 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard.
wardsgarage.jpg
 wardsgarage.jpg504 viewsThis real photo postcard dates from the early 1920s.
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 Johnson City - East Tennessee Electric Company502 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the East Tennessee Electric Company's hydo facility near Johnson City.
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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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