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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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Troutdale - Greear House597 viewsThis October 1963 photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net show the Greear House. Lee Greear was instrumental in the industrialization of Troutdale, and the incorporation of the town in 1906. This house was used as the symbol of Grayson County some years, as it was shown on the county's stickers for cars. This house was abandoned in the 1960s and demolished in the late 1970s.
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Glendale Springs - Detail of Rhododendron Bloom597 viewsCheck out the American Rhododendron Society Website Photo May 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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Mouth of Wilson - Phipps Dairy Farm597 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 2007.
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june2006pic 040.jpg596 viewsThis is a June 10, 2006 photo of a corn field on what was at one time "Old" John Hash's farm. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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pics 041.jpg596 viewsPhoto September 13, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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statestreetmethodist1910.jpg595 viewsThis is from a 1908-1910 postcard.
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100_1750.jpg595 viewsThis photo taken October 18, 2006 by Jeff Weaver shows a white birch and a balsam fir near the Grayson Highlands State Park visitors' center.
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100_1819.jpg595 viewsPhoto November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. I know the little bird is hard to see, camoflague. The road is the National Forest Service road to Comer's Rock and Hale Lake.
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Weaver's Ford - Ducks in New River595 viewsNew River is muddy after a heavy rain the day before. The wood ducks on the river blend in well. Photo July 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Sparta - Royalton Pipes595 viewsRoyalton Pipes, shown here in a circa 1940 postcard was the precursor of Dr. Grabow pipes.
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Summerfrield - Porter and Wright Store595 viewsPoole & Wright Store, Summerfield Community, Elk Creek District, Grayson County. Shawn Dunford, Photographer. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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fallsoffox~0.jpg594 viewsSummer 2003, by Jeff Weaver
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