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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 - Smyth County, VA
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Saltville - Unknown Event1071 viewsDON'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE. IT WAS BEING HELD IN THE R. B. WORTHY GYM SOMETIME IN THE 1960s.

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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Saltville - West End 19281070 viewsSALTVILLE, VA. / WEST END / CIRCA 1928

"CHUB" ARNOLD COLLECTION/ Courtesy of Don Smihdsmith1043@comcast.net


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Saltville - Shooting Olin1064 viewsThis April 1972 photo by Tom Totten shows Don Smith photographig the Olin facility as it was being prepaed for demolition. Courtsy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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ddcole.jpg1063 viewsThis is a 1907 photo. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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WHITEROCKSOLIN240.jpg1062 viewsAERIAL SHOT OF OLIN CHEMICALS IN SALTVILLE, VA. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE SHUTDOWN...JULY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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000_0717.JPG1061 viewsThis photo was taken by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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greystonemanor.jpg1060 viewsThis 1920s postcard shows the rear view of the Greystone Manor, home of C. C. Lincoln.
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marionmethodist.jpg1059 viewsThis is from a 1940s postcard.
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Seven Mile Ford - Historical Marker1059 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 22, 2006.
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salt02.jpg1058 viewsPostcard of Camp Red Rocks, above Saltville. This was an artist camp for artistically talented boys which operated in the late 1930s.
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marioncollegesnow.jpg1056 viewsThis 1951 postcard shows a snow shrowded Marion College.
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Saltville - Governmnet Plant Area1054 viewsGOVERNMENT PLANT AND BROADY BOTTOM AREAS / APRIL 1969

THE PLOWED AREA AT RIGHT CENTER IS WHERE THE NORTHFORK MANOR PROJECT WOULD BE BUILT...THE AREA NEAR THE SILOS AND RESERVOIR IS WHERE THE ELIZABETH CEMETERY WAS ENLARGED TO IN 1986.

THE BUILDING AT UPPER LEFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION WOULD BECOME KENROSE MFG. AND LATER, ACCO. Courtesy of Don Smith[email]dsmith1043@comcast.net[/emai]


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