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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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Brumley Gap - Sycamore Bridge511 viewsSYCAMORE BRIDGE / NORTH FORK OF HOLSTON / WASHINGTON CO., VA. / FEBRUARY 20, 2008 Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1-43@comcast.net
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abingcsamon.jpg510 viewsFrom a early 20th century postcard. An usual book about Washington County might be of interest. See Ben Dulaney's Economic and Social Survey of Washington County.
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abingdonchous1909.jpg510 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1909.
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eh1.jpg510 viewsThis view dates from the 1930-45 era.
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emoyhenry1846.jpg510 viewsThis view of Emory and Henry College is from circa. 1846.
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damascus1908.jpg510 viewsThis is a general view of Damascus, Virginia from a 1908 postcard.
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Galax - Osborne Cemetery510 viewsThe stone is massive. Located near the intersection of Nuckolls Curve Rd. & US 58 west of Galax in Grayson on private property still owned by the family. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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mwashinn.jpg509 viewsBuilt in the 1840s for Francis Preston, it became a Civil War Hospital, then a Methodist College for Women, and is now a very elegant hotel in downtown Abingdon. From a 1940s era postcard.
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Grayson Highlands State Park - Visitor Center509 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, October 18, 2006.
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100_1874.jpg509 viewsPhoto November 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1434.jpg508 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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100_1528.jpg508 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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