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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 - Mathieson Alkali Works Stock Certoficate743 viewsFromth 1930s
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000_0697.JPG742 viewsThis photo from 2005 shows 304 East Main Street in the center of the scene.
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saltmaking1860~0.jpg742 viewsThis is an artists impression of saltmaking at Saltville circa 1860.
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marionmain40.jpg739 viewsTaken from a 1940s postcard.
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000_0702.JPG738 viewsThis is the Mexican Restaurant located in downtown Saltville. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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elizcem2.jpg737 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, February 25, 2003.
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Jamsession002.jpg736 viewsThis photo was taken at the Chilhowie Lions Club January 16, 2006 by Don Smith. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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pics 149.jpg736 viewsThis group is TrueGrass, a bluegrass band, performing at the 2006 Chilhowie Apple Festival on September 26, 2006. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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mawsnow.jpg735 viewsPhoto January 1940 by John Porter.
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Cleghorn Baptist Church, Smyth County, Virginia734 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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100_1532.jpg734 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006, by Jeff Weaver. This building, also known as Cullop's Tavern is believed to have been built in the 1770s.
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Groseclose - Barn Restaurant734 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Friday, July 13, 2007.
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