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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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hillsvillecwnote.jpg1369 viewsCivil War era local banknote.
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MAINSTREETCHURCHGROUP005.jpg1369 viewsTHE MAIN STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH USED TO BE WHERE THE NAZARENE CHURCH IS NOW...ABOUT 200 FT. PAST ED'S DRIVE-IN TOWARD THE ELIZABETH CEMETERY.

THAT'S WHERE IT WAS WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS MADE IN ABOUT 1945.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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darnellwm.jpg1368 viewsLived in Surry,Wilkes & Ashe. William Darnall 7/12/1824-12/23/1907. Husband of Sarah York. Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.

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dunjonh2.jpg1367 viewsJohn Henry Duncan, III (1878-1946). He lived and died in the northeastern corner of Carroll Co, in the Deepwater area. High up on a hill, away from the dirt road is the Duncan Family Cemetery where his parents and other members of the family are buried. Courtesy of Jason Duncan jmduncan@statesville.net
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weavereliwhitney.jpg1367 viewsEli Whitney Weaver (1840-1923) was the son of Elihu Weaver and Jennie Miller. Mary Ashley Weaver (1840-1918) was the daughter of William Ashley and Frances Ashley. He served in McRae's Battalion NC Cavalry during the Civil War. Lived first on Horse Creek, and later in the Helton area of Ashe County, NC.
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228.jpg1365 viewsThis is a baptizing in Little Helton for candidates for membership in Little Helton Baptist Church. Rev. Paul Phipps is administering the rite.
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492.jpg1365 viewsPhoto shows Cora Lee Richardson Phipps holding grandson Jeffrey Weaver.
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Elizabethton - Main Street1365 viewsThis is from an early 1960s postcard.
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Saltville - Screening Plant1365 viewsDISMANTLING THE SCREENING PLANT / OLIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1969. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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bilunk1.jpg1363 viewsUnknown. Probably a member of the William Billings (1830-1896) family or the Colon Williams (1820-1897) family. Both families lived in the western part of Alleghany Co including the Prathers Creek area. Courtesy of Jason Duncan.
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4elders.jpg1363 viewsBack Row, left, Elder F. Everette Thompson, right, Elder Charlie B. Kilby; Front row, left, Elder Edd Davis; right, Elder Bynum H. Blevins.
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wt_store.jpg1362 viewsWilliam T. Porter b abt 1863 d 13 Apr 1940 and his 1st wife Etta Jane Mallory b 06 Dec 1866 d 12 Nov 1905. This is his store that was located near Fries VA. Children in photo are Verna, Vestal, and Clarence. I don't know who the dark haired woman is.
Courtesy of Terry Porter.
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