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New River Notes Photo Gallery

A Collection of historic and current photos mostly covering the upper New River area of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.


Most viewed - Wilkes County, NC
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Capt. Samuel Jackson578 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Baptist Church Wilkes NC549 viewsFrom a 1930s era postcard. A related piece maybe found in the reprint of the Memorial of Rev. George McNeil which discusses the life of this Baptist pioneer of Wilkes County.
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cascade1.jpg546 viewsThe Cascades, located just inside Wilkes County's western border. Photo by Jeff Weaver, 1990. Some of you might like to read the Elisha Mitchell's Diary of a Geological Tour of Ashe, Wilkes and Surry County, North Carolina
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pics 010.jpg533 viewsThis photo was taken September 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver at the Jumping Off Place just over the Wilkes County line from Glendale Springs. This view shows the Blue Ridge in the distance.
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SamuelJohnsonMonumentonGrizzleTail.jpg527 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
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wilkesbuscenter.jpg526 viewsThis 1938 postcard shows the downtown area of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
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Hotel Wilkes517 viewsTaken from a pre-1930 postcard
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Johnson Cemetery off Grizzle Tail515 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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wilkesflume.jpg513 viewsThis postcard was made in the early 20th century.
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North Wilkesboro - North Wilkesboro United Methodist Church512 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007
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Mulberry - Mount Lawn Memorial Park512 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007
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OldDoubleCreekSchoolHouse.jpg511 viewsThis building now serves as a community center. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
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