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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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This 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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This 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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