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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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mathiesontt.jpg828 viewsOne of the British co-founders of the Mathieson Alkali Works. Lived briefly in Saltville.
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Jefferson - Mount Paddy Church of Christ in Christian Union828 viewsPhoto April 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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Saltville - St.Paul's Choir828 viewsfrom the John Porter collection.
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mtnlake~0.jpg827 viewsThis is a view of Mountain Lake from the hotel on the lake shore. Postcard from the 1950s.
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lester12.jpg827 viewsGeorge B. Thomas is shown on the right of this World War I photograph. He was from Glade Spring, VA
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maysheldon.jpg827 viewsLived in Grayson County in the 1860s.
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salthouse1.jpg827 viewsA CLOSER LOOK AT THE OLD SALT HOUSE BUILDING.

OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE. THE SALT HOUSE WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS. AFTER IT WAS NO LONGER USED FOR THAT THE TOP FLOOR BECAME THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 OF SALTVILLE FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MEETING HALL WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949.

THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON CHEMICALS.

IN MARCH OF 1965...SHORTLY AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS MADE, THE OLD SALT HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN. IT WAS LOCATED ON WEST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Baywood - Litrettle Hampton House827 viewsThis old photo is of the home in later years with a number of
additions, smoke house, etc. The core of this home is a log cabin built by Litrell Hampton around 1850. Courtesy of Wade Weekes. weekesh@earthlink.net
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Todd - General View827 viewsThis picture of Elkland, NC(present day Todd) is in about the 1910's. To the far right is the home of David Cyrus Howell(torn down in 2000), the original train depot is in the center of the picture, behind this is the Todd General Store before being enlarged to its present size, to its left is the store owner's house, white frame church (left side of picture) is now brick and is the Blackburn Tabernacle, large victorian house to the far left backside of church is the Dr. Blackburn house(burned many years ago).Cuirtesy of Paul Howelldocnpaul@bellsouth.net
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George Washington827 viewsPortrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1795
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Dante - Diesel Engine826 viewsFrom a 1956 photograph.
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saltvilleschool1910a.jpg826 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the 1905 Saltville High School in the background. This is a view looking northeast along what is now West Main Street.
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