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Tannersville - Pastoral Scene830 viewsTannersville in October. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

saltvillebattlefield.jpg829 viewsThis is a early 20th century postcard showing the battlefield for the October 2, 1864 fight.

salthouse1.jpg827 viewsA CLOSER LOOK AT THE OLD SALT HOUSE BUILDING.

OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE. THE SALT HOUSE WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS. AFTER IT WAS NO LONGER USED FOR THAT THE TOP FLOOR BECAME THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 OF SALTVILLE FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MEETING HALL WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949.

THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON CHEMICALS.

IN MARCH OF 1965...SHORTLY AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS MADE, THE OLD SALT HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN. IT WAS LOCATED ON WEST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

Baywood - Litrettle Hampton House827 viewsThis old photo is of the home in later years with a number of
additions, smoke house, etc. The core of this home is a log cabin built by Litrell Hampton around 1850. Courtesy of Wade Weekes. weekesh@earthlink.net

Saltville - St.Paul's Choir827 viewsfrom the John Porter collection.

pics 132.jpg826 viewsCartoon characters to entertain the kids at the 2006 Apple Festival. Photo by Jeff Weaver, September 26, 2006.

mtnlake~0.jpg825 viewsThis is a view of Mountain Lake from the hotel on the lake shore. Postcard from the 1950s.

FlatTopandDunhams042.jpg825 viewsTELEPHOTO TAKEN DOWN A SMALL POWER LINE ON FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN NORTH OF SALTVILLE LOOKING AT WHITE TOP MOUNTAIN. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

saltvilleschool1910a.jpg825 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the 1905 Saltville High School in the background. This is a view looking northeast along what is now West Main Street.

radford3bridges.jpg825 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows three bridges crossing the New River into the City of Radford.

Blacksburg - College Avenue825 viewsThis 1938 postcard shows College Avenue in Blacksburg.

Loggers from Whitetop VA825 viewsThis is a picture my mom had of her father, Roe A Shepherd from Whitetop VA. He is the second man from the left. Does anyone know any of the others?

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Richmond skyline after the Evacuation Fire of 1865.

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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.