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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 - Alleghany County, NC
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New Hope Freewill Baptist Church555 viewsPhoto April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Whitehead - Union Primitive Baptist Church552 viewsThis church was established in 1834. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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Laurel Glen Regular Baptist Church546 viewsLaurel Glen Regular Baptist church, Alleghany County, NC.
My parents,(Caudill/Medley)my maternal grandparents(Medley/Carpenter); Evans, Higgins, Baugess are some of the people buried here. Across the road to the left of the church is a cemetery for black families who also used the church on alternate Sundays. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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100_1843.jpg545 viewsPhoto November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Roaring Gap - Woodruff Primitive Baptist Church543 viewsThis church was established in 1850. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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Whitehead - Liberty Baptist Church542 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 21, 2007.
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antioch2.jpg541 viewsCivil War headstone of Jesse J. Atwood (1843-1920) at Antioch Primitive Baptist Church. He was the son of Thomas Atwood and Polly Steelman. Photo courtesy of Jason Duncan.
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fouroaksparta.jpg536 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1910.
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Whitehead - Whitehead Community Center536 viewsThis building was formerly the Whitehead School. Photo March 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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Sparta - Dr. Grabow Pipe Factory Watertower530 viewsThe Dr. Grabow Pipe factory has moved across the road from this old facility. Photo March 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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myersmoteltexaco.jpg527 viewsThis post card is from the 1960s.
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grayston1942.jpg526 viewsThis 1942 postcard shows some of the guests on the lawn.
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