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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.


Bland County, VA


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12 files, last one added on Feb 20, 2007
Album viewed 1312 times

Carroll County, VA


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52 files, last one added on Feb 19, 2008
Album viewed 2877 times

Dickenson County, VA


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9 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2013
Album viewed 815 times

Grayson County, VA, Western Communities


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4 files, last one added on Feb 16, 2013
Album viewed 1856 times

Floyd County, VA


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12 files, last one added on Jul 28, 2007
Album viewed 1210 times

Giles County, VA


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26 files, last one added on Oct 09, 2007
Album viewed 1184 times

Grayson County and City of Galax, VA


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Photos of physical features from Grayson County, and the City of Galax, Virginia.

631 files, last one added on Mar 28, 2015
Album viewed 5434 times

Montgomery County, VA


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109 files, last one added on Mar 08, 2008
Album viewed 2131 times

Pulaski County, VA


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48 files, last one added on Mar 08, 2008
Album viewed 8687 times

Smyth County, VA


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948 files, last one added on Nov 17, 2010
Album viewed 49532 times

Tazewell County, VA


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56 files, last one added on Nov 17, 2010
Album viewed 2137 times

Washington County, VA


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269 files, last one added on Nov 17, 2010
Album viewed 3586 times

14 albums on 2 page(s) 1

Random files - Virginia Counties
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100_1809.jpg714 viewsPhoto October 25, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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pics 001.jpg425 viewsThis facility which opned in 2006 houses the Whitetop Library and Senior center. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 6, 2007.
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dunhamsyard.jpg787 viewsTHESE WERE MYRL DUNHAM'S CARS. THE BIG TREE IN THE BACK YARD WAS AN ENGLISH WALNUT. IT WAS PLANTED BY THE FAMILY THAT CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM ENGLAND WHEN THE MATHIESONS STARTED THE PLANT. THEY LIVED THERE FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN RETURNED TO ENGLAND. THEIR NAME WAS BARNES.

IN 1902, M. S. DUNHAM CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM TITUSVILLE, PA. TO TAKE OVER THE WELL DRILLING OPERATIONS. HE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE AND ALSO SERVED AS MAYOR FOR A WHILE. HIS SON, HARRY, ALSO LIVED HERE. THE HOUSE IS NOW OWNED BY HARRY AND REBA DUNHAM'S DAUGHTER, MARY.

THE WALNUT TREE DIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE PICTURE IS FROM APRIL OF 1957. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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000_0716.JPG639 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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000_0495.JPG1239 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 2004.
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100_1849.jpg514 viewsGovernor Mark Warner is shown speaking in this November 4, 2006 photo taken at the Marion Town Hall. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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Saltville - Well Fields867 viewsTHIS OCTOBER 1964 OLIN PROJECT WAS A REVERSE DRAINAGE DITCH DUG IN THE UPPER WELL FIELD AREA. PICTURE WAS TAKEN FROM LAKE DRIVE. LOOKS QUITE DIFFERENT TODAY...43 YEARS LATER. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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BREAKINGGROUNDFORNEWFIREHALL001.jpg931 viewsMAYOR BILL TOTTEN BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW FIREHALL

MAYOR BILL TOTTEN IS SHOWN BREAKING GROUND FOR THE NEW FIREHALL BEHIND THE TOWN HALL IN EARLY NOVEMBER OF 1966.
L-R BEHIND THE MAYOR IS JACK BARBROW, MILTON SMITH, DONALD ROBERTS, BOLEN HENDERSON, RONNIE CAHILL, HARLAN PERRY, AND JOHN HENRY SHORTT

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PICTURE Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

Last additions - Virginia Counties
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Grayson County Places642 viewsMar 28, 2015
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Bridle Creek School643 viewsDec 16, 2014
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Bear Pen School.596 viewsSep 19, 2013
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This is another historical marker for the town of Clintwood.504 viewsSep 19, 2013
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Dickenson County, Virginia's Coal Miners Memorial481 viewsSep 19, 2013
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This is a Bold Creek Church meeting.551 viewsSep 19, 2013
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Dickenson County, Virginia's Veterans Memorial510 viewsSep 19, 2013


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