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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.


Most viewed - Virginia Counties
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Fees Ridge - Gold Mine Tailings Pile580 viewsPhoto September 2007 by Jeff Weaver. This is the remnant of a gold mine that was exhausted in the late 19th century.
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Edgewater - Sulphur Springs Methodist Church580 viewsPhoto courtesy of Stephen Isom sisom_484@yahoo.com
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Oldtown - Church580 viewsTHIS UNIDNTIFIED CHURCH WAS PHOTOGRAPHD BY DAVID ARNOLD
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feesridgesheep.jpg579 viewsThis view of Fees Ridge was taken in June 1978 by Jeff Weaver and shows sheep grazing. This was quite common in the 19th century, but has about ended in Grayson county at present.
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100_1284.jpg579 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 18, 2006.
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friesdam.jpg579 viewsPhoto of the dam across New River taken in the 1920s.
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100_1631.jpg578 viewsThis is the view of the Middle Fork of the Holston River from Old Ebenezer Road, south of Marion. Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1656.jpg578 viewsThis old country store sits about 100 yards in Smyth County from the Wythe County line on Cedar Springs Road. Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1692.jpg578 viewsThis swining bridge spans the North Fork of the Holston at Broadford. The road slightly to the right leads to the old ford. Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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ronistoneman.jpg578 viewsThis is Roni Stoneman at the Galax Fiddler's Convention, August 11, 2006. Photo by and courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Haw Orchard - Sugarlands578 viewsThis photo was taken on October 18, 2006 by Jeff Weaver in Grayson Highlands State Park. It shows the color changes in the Sugar Maples this year.
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100_1822.jpg578 viewsPhoto November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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