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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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000_0489.JPG1103 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 2004.
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Saltville - Hobart Smith Music festival1103 views"HOPPY" HOPKINS PERFORMS AT THE HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL.

R. B. WORTHY H. S. AUDITORIUM / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1972

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net


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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery1103 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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100_1622.jpg1102 viewsLocated on Old Ebenezer Road, south of Marion, this congregation dates from 1799. This structure was constructed in 1854. It is used for occasional meetings, but Ebenezer Lutheran Church relocated to downtown Marion in the 1940s. Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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foxbaseball1914.jpg1102 viewsThis is a 1914 photo of the Fox Creek Baseball team. In the days before Television, many rural communites fielded teams to compete against those in neighboring areas.
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Rich Valley - Hay Wagn1102 views
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mathieson1920a.jpg1099 viewsThis view is circa. 1920.
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100_1541.jpg1099 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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youngschapch.jpg1098 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver 2004. This congregation was founded in 1845 and is co-located with the campus of the Oak Hill Academy.
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wellfields31965.jpg1098 viewsBARN AT LEFT WOULD BECOME THE SALT KETTLE THEATRE IN 1973. BUILDING BEING RAZED IS AN OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE. IT WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS WHEN IT WAS A SALT HOUSE. WHEN IT WAS NO LONGER USED AS A SALT HOUSE, THE TOP FLOOR SERVED AS THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MASONIC LODGE WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949. THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON.

THE BUILDING AT RIGHT IS THE OLD AXTON CROSS LOADING TERMINAL.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comast.net
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Marion - Marion & Rye Valley Railroad Switchback1098 viewsThis is from a 1912 postcard. Click here for a Wikipedia Article about the Marion & Rye Valley Railroad
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HobartSmithMusic8.jpg1097 viewsLUCAS AND HARMON BROS. BAND / TINE BRICKEY DANCING / HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1972
Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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