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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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Saltville - OK Barber Shop1089 viewsFROM LEFT - DAN PUCKETT / ROY YONTZ / JOE VERNON / PETE FRYE

PHOTO COURTESY LORETTA FRYE CALLAWAY AND FRED AND PEGGY CRABTREE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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General James Wolfe1089 viewsPortrait of General James Wolfe (1727-1759) Killed in the French and Indian War
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cida.jpg1088 viewsCida Agnes Coomes, B. 1899, d/o John Coomes and Elizabeth Fields
Courtesy of Patience Northern
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maybrymill.jpg1087 viewsThis is a depression era photo of the Maybry Mill in Floyd County, VA.
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mlpweaver.jpg1087 viewsThis is Martha Litisha Phipps, daughter of James Harvey Phipps and Evaline Weaver, and wife of Clayborn Monroe Weaver. They lived at Wolf Knob, Grayson County, Virginia.
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ispen.jpg1087 viewsFrom a tintype courtesy of Bryan Spencer.
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hwy121hillsville.jpg1087 viewsThis view made in the early 1930s shows Highway 121 approaching Hillsville. I presume that this is now highway 221.
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woodlawnschool.jpg1087 viewsThis photo is from 1937.
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molassesjerrysmall.jpg1087 viewsThis circa. 1920 photo shows traditional mountain molasses making. This photo was taken somewhere in Smyth County, VA.
Courtesy of Jerry Catron, Saltville, VA.
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speedwellhouse.jpg1087 viewsI know nothing about the house in this photograph, but it is obviously historic (I've been seeing this majestic old home all of my life, and I'm historic!) and it finally appears to be somewhat restored. It is located in Speedwell, Wythe Co. VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@ardelphia.net. Adam Linkous linkous_adam@yahoo.com writes that this was the old Patton Plantation and is now called Hornwolf.
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Chestnut Hill - Hash Cabin1087 viewsThis image shows the cabin of John and Sarah Hash in the mid-20th century, as it was being dismantled. Photo by Espy Allen Deal. Courtesy of Tamara Deal Shepherdarmageddon@skybest.com
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wilkes2.jpg1086 viewsNight-Time Scene, Yadkin River Bridge, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. This postcard view is from 1930-45.
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