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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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Saltville - Church Ridge938 viewsLOOKING NORTHEAST / CHURCH RIDGE IN RED CLOVER / SALTVILLE, VA. / AUGUST 1963. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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marionva1915.jpg937 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1915.
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mtnscenewythe.jpg937 viewsThis mountain scene near Wytheville is from the 1900-1920 era.
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thomasabaijah4.jpg937 viewsPhoto by Scott Trent, 2004.
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greenmtnchurch.jpg937 viewsPhoto May 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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maw36.jpg937 viewsThis is a John Porter photo taken in the late 1930s of his children playing in the lake at Hungry Mother State Park.
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whitoplodge.jpg937 viewsThis is the facility at Whitetop where the famous 1933 music festival was held. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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pics 008.jpg937 viewsThis September 3, 2006 photo by Jeff Weaver shows the Bluegrass Band on the stage.
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maxmeadowsbev.jpg937 viewsThis is a 1916 postcard view.
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Independence - Grayson County High School937 viewsThis is a 1960s aerial view of the Grayson County High School.
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wolfknobgroup1.jpg936 viewsThis group of young people posed for this photo near Wolf Knob circa 1915.
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Saltville - Walker Mountain936 viewsSharp wooded hills of Walker Mountain (looking southwest from C 30). Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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