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 Unknown - Blue Ridge Parkway239 viewsThis postcard from western North Carolina shows flame azeala along the Blue Ridge Parkway.33333
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 Mount Mitchell - Camp Alice395 viewsLocated on the side of Mount Mitchell, this image is from a 1940s era postcard. The HikeWNC website has some additional information.22222
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 Marion, McDowell County - McDowell County Court House232 viewsThis postcard fromt the 1920s shows the McDowell County, NC Court House.22222
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 Unknown - Mountain Lake at Night227 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net00000
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 Marion - Main Street254 viewsThis is a 1908 postcard view of main street in Marion, NC.00000
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 Buncombe County - Craggy Gardens Tunnel240 viewsThis postcard shows the tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Craggy Gardens.00000
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 Unknown - "A Mountaineer at His Family Home"322 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net00000
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 Unknown - Blue Ridge Parkway at Night240 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net00000
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 Unknown - "Scenic Highway Crossing the Western North Carolina Mountains.241 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net00000
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 Rutherford County - Chimney Rock224 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net00000
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 still.jpg481 viewsThis image is a postcard purporting to show moonshing in western North Carolina. The location of this still is not known, but may be typical of those used in Ashe County during prohibition.00000
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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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