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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 - Ashe County, NC
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100_1592.jpg870 viewsPhoto April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver, this image was taken near Weaver's Ford.
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pics 085~0.jpg868 viewsThis factory, located on the North Fork of the New River, makes electrolytic capacitors. It was formerly known as Sprague Electric Company. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 13. 2007
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pics 056.jpg866 viewsNella is located along the banks of Big Horse Creek between Lansing and Whitetop. Photo September 13, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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gcbc.jpg865 viewsThis photograph is from 1971 or 1972.
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fleetwoodschool.jpg865 viewsCourtesy of Bette Nelson
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livehse.jpg863 viewsThis photograph is from the early 1970s.
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WWIpeacefloat.jpg861 viewsThis float won first place in a parade in Jefferson celebrating the end of "the war to end all wars." Charles Bradley Pennington is at the horse's head, his oldest daughters, Rose, Anna and Edith, are the little peace angels. The peace "goddess" is unidentified. Courtesy of Emily Kilby.

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Warrensville - Warrensville United Methodist Church858 viewsPhoto April 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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West Jefferson - Ashe County Motors858 viewsThis is the local Ford dealership. Click here for their website. Photo June 6, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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hltcrk.jpg857 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver late 1970s.
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pics 053.jpg856 viewsPhoto September 13, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Glendale Springs - Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church856 viewsThis church was established in 1834. Photo by Jeff Weaver March 2007.
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