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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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SignatCrabCreekCemetery.jpg496 viewsCourtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net.
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Antioch Church Sparta, N.C. May2004.JPG493 viewsThis photo is the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, formed in 1853. Courtesy of Roxanna rnrgen@aol.com
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alleghanyfarm1943.jpg493 viewsFrom the Norfolk and Western Archives.
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scan.jpg491 viewsThis is the William H Billings home in Piney Creek with Cleo Mcmillan sitting on the porch. Courtesy of Steve J. Billings sjbillings@earthlink.net
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spartawaterfall.jpg490 viewsThis postcard dates from before 1930.
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pics 022.jpg488 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, September 10, 2006.
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Laurel Springs - Myers Motor Court488 viewsThis postcard of a motel is from the 1950s.
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Laurel Springs - Meadow Fork Primitive Baptist Church487 viewsThis congregation was established in 1849. Photo by Jeff Weaver March 2007
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Sparta015.jpg486 viewsTHE SPENCERS...THORNTON, EMILY, AND MARTHA. Photo January 2006 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net.
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Doughton Park - Bluff's Coffee Shop486 viewsThis is a 1950s postcard view of the Bluff's Coffee Shop in the Doughton State Park along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Sparta - Farmer's Hardware485 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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Roaring Gap - Antioch United Methodist Church485 viewsThis building was erected in 1895. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 20, 2007.
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