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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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Blowing Rock - Glen Burnie Falls466 viewsThis is from a postcard which was mailed in 1911.
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100_1530.jpg465 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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100_1635.jpg465 viewsPhoto April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Picture 009.jpg465 viewsPhoto April 28, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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PorterBros.jpg465 viewsDavid Reed Porter (1878-1925) and his brothers Charles (b. 1860), George (b. 1868), Andrew (b. 1870), and Floyd (b. 1873). All sons of David Hounshell Porter and Nancy Rosenbaum. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net.

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pics 192.jpg465 viewsThis is a photo of Mount Rogers taken from Elk Garden on October 4, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Unknown - "A Mountaineer at His Family Home"465 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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Taylor's Valley - Walnut Grove Church of the Brethren465 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 2007.
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pics 185~0.jpg465 viewsPhoto July 4, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Emily Frances (Scott) Cornett visiting Galveston, TX - 1921465 viewsEmily (William Washington Cornett's 2nd wife) came from Alton, KS a few years after William's death to stay the winter with her Son, John Winton Cornett and his sons in El Campo, TX. Here she is seen with William Delany Cornett and his girlfriend in front of the Galveston seawall, built after the 1900 storm that ravaged the town.
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100_1256.jpg464 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 12, 2006.
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ehcampus1908.jpg464 viewsThis is a 1908 view of the campus published as a postcard.
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