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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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bumbleebess1900~1.jpg786 viewsThis is the 1900 Basketball team - the Bumblee Bees.
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tuckerdalebaptist.jpg785 viewsLocated on the banks of Horse Creek about 3 miles north of Lansing.
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oldhigginscem.jpg785 viewsDo you know anything about the shape of cemetery stones as to when they were used if you can't read them? I found an old Higgins Cemetery on Crab Creek Road, Alleghany Co NC and some of the old stones had odd shapes. Some looked like a petrified slab of wood while others had shapes I had not seen before.
Courtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net
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MAINSTREETCHURCHGROUP2.jpg785 viewsFROM LEFT...LAWRENCE SMITH / CLAUDE SMITH / JACK CATRON / MARY SUE SMITH. This photo was made in 1945. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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DSC03436.jpg785 viewsPhoto December 6, 2005 by Don Smith dsmith1034@comcast.net
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Saltville - Francis Preston House785 viewsFIREPLACE IN THE PRESTON HOUSE / SALTVILLE, VA. / FEBRUARY 1976. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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grassycreekmeth.jpg784 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2005.
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Picture 105~0.jpg784 viewsPhoto May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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royaloakmarker.jpg784 viewsPhoto May 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Sparta - Farmer's Hardware784 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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Fleetwood - Calvary United Methodist Church784 viewsPhoto June 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Mann, Charles and Julietta Handy784 viewsThis is Charles and Julietta Handy Mann. Julietta was the daughter of John Handy Jr. and Gracie Duval. Charles came to Ashe Co. from Stauton, Va. to Ashe County where he and Juliette were married. Later they moved to Washington County, Va. Courtesy of Mary Blevins. mcblevins@hotmail.com

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