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January 6, 2013

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Most viewed - Alleghany County, NC
zionpbc.jpg
 zionpbc.jpg1178 viewsTaken from an old photograph.
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 100_1571.jpg977 viewsThis view of New River is looking south back into Ashe County from the sliver of Alleghany County west of New River. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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 wmweaverhouse.jpg517 viewsHome of William Weaver, Jr. (1787-1876), located in Alleghany County, NC. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This house was built in 1848.
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 Doughton Park - Bustin' Rock496 viewsThis early 1940s photo shows Arthur F. Weaver operating a jackhammer during the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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 spartabev.jpg469 viewsFrom a mid-20th century postcard.
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 woodpbc.jpg447 viewsFrom an old photograph
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 elkcreekpbc.jpg416 viewsLocated between Piney Creek and Sparta, North Carolina. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2004.
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 pineycpb.jpg398 viewsFrom a 1960s photograph, the church is now the Piney Creek Garden Club Building. The church closed in 1980.
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 100_1585.jpg374 viewsPhoto April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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 spartach.jpg362 viewsThis photo is from the mid-20th century. You might also be interested in the 1860 Alleghany County Census or the 1870 Alleghany County, North Carolina Census
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 Piney Creek Primitive Baptist Church361 viewsThe church which met at this place was organized in 1825, and closed in 1980. After the church closed the building was deeded to the Piney Creek Garden Club, who now maintain the structure. This building was constructed in 1875. Photo April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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 oldhigginscem.jpg330 viewsDo you know anything about the shape of cemetery stones as to when they were used if you can't read them? I found an old Higgins Cemetery on Crab Creek Road, Alleghany Co NC and some of the old stones had odd shapes. Some looked like a petrified slab of wood while others had shapes I had not seen before.
Courtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net
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