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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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wattsbottomironfurnace.jpg890 viewsThis Iron Furnace is located just north of Ivanhoe near State Rt. 94 at "Watt's Bottom", Wythe County. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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maxmeadowsfurnace.jpg889 viewsFrom a mid-19th century engraving.
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Wytheville - Wytheville Hospital889 viewsThis is from a real photo postcard made in the 1930s.
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saltvilleschool1910.jpg888 viewsTaken from a 1920s era postcard.
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stpaulschurch1908.jpg887 viewsThis is from a 1908 postcard.
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100_1814.jpg887 viewsThis log cabin is on the grounds of St. John's Lutheran Church in Wytheville. Photo by Jeff Weaver on October 25, 2006.
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McCready Gap - Rhododendron Thicket886 viewsRhododendron thicket at Maccrady Gap. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, bu circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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000_0729.JPG885 viewsThis is an overlook of the scene of the principal battle of Saltville, October 2, 1864. Note the earthworks at the edge of the tree line about middle of the image. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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Saltville - Aerial View885 viewsThis aerial view of Saltville is looking to the northeast. It was taken in May 1973 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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TOWNOFSALTVILLE057.jpg885 viewsThis photo was taken by Don Smith {dsmith1043@comcast.net}April 13, 2007 at 3:35 p.m.
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100_1565.jpg884 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 14, 2006.
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cabbageatrr.jpg884 viewsThis 1930s photo shows cabbage being loaded onto railcars at Rural Retreat, VA. Cabbage were a stapple cash crop at this time.
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