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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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friesrr1910.jpg811 viewsThis is from a 1910s postcard.
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wagonfactry.jpg811 viewsThis is a 1907 photo. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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Warrensville - Oak Grove Regular Baptist Church811 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver April 18, 2007.
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heltonwm.jpg810 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 1978
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DUKEENERGYGASLINEWALKERMT011.jpg810 viewsDUKE ENERGY GAS LINE FROM VALLEY ROAD (RT. 610) LOOKING SOUTHEAST TOWARD WALKER MOUNTAIN ACROSS THE CHARLIE CLARK FARM. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Johnson City - Williams Library810 viewsThis is a circa 1930s postcard.
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Wooden Primitive Baptist Church809 viewsFrom an old photograph
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wythevillebusdepot.jpg809 viewsFrom a 1950s real photo postcard
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obidsbc.jpg809 viewsThis photo was made in the early 1970s.
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greengable1.jpg809 viewsThis photo was taken by Scott Trent, and shows the principal agricultural crop in western Grayson County in 2004.
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sturgillfranciscabin.jpg809 viewsThis photo made in the late 1970s shows the cabin of Francis Sturgill, Jr. and Phebe Weaver Sturgill. It is located on Helton Creek, about a quarter mile from the Virginia line in Ashe County, NC. Francis Sturgill (1782-1842) was the son of Francis Sturgill, Sr. and Rebecca Hash. Phebe Weaver 1783-1855 was the daughter of William Weaver, Sr. and his first wife, who was a daughter of Moses McDaniel.
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cards.jpg809 viewsFrom John Porter's photos from the late 1930s.
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