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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.

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maidenspringmill.jpg882 viewsThis is a 1931 postcard.
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Mullins, Phina Faye Richardson882 viewsBorn in Smyth County, VA, later moved to Sykesville, MD. Courtesy of Karen Lovell rackracing@charter.net
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pics 156.jpg882 viewsThis mural celebrates the Norfolk and Western Train, better known as the Virginia Creeper, which ran from Abingdon, VA to West Jefferson, NC from 1915 until 1977. Photo July 1, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Saltville - Cows Grazing882 viewsCOWS GRAZING IN MEADOW BETWEEN WEST MAIN AND THE HOLSTON RIVER WITH LITTLE MOUNTAIN AND CLINCH MOUNTAIN IN BACKGROUND. LIGHT POLE IS STANDING IN THE OLD N&W / OLIN RAILWAY YARD JUST WEST OF THE MEDICAL CENTER.Courtesy oif Don Smith -dsmith1043@comcast.net
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mathieson1920.jpg881 viewsThis is another view of the Mathieson operations ca. 1920.
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SamuelJohnsonMonumentonGrizzleTail.jpg881 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
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CHURCHANDSCHOOL290.jpg881 viewsThis view from inside the Preston House was taken in February 1976. Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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smytholdch.jpg881 viewsThis Court House was used from 1834 until the current one was built in 1904.
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pics 218.jpg881 viewsPhoto October 4, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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hmbeach1940s.jpg881 viewsThis 1940s photo postcard of Hungry Mother Park shows the Children's play beach.
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wythevillerestaurant.jpg880 views1930s Restaurant in Wytheville.
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Grandma Medley880 viewsGrandma Medley (Margie Alice Carpenter) with Ernest Everett Medley, Baby Clema Frances Caudle and Rose Emma Caudill, taken in 1916.

Grandpa Medley (Thomas Jefferson) made the picket fence and they are in front of a huge Pampas grass plant that he got somewhere in his travels and planted in the yard. Mom said that he took really good care of his yard. This was on Mitchell's River, inside what is now the Reynolds Estate ...Mom said neighbors would get the "flowers" from the Pampas Grass to use for dusters..
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