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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.


ruralretreat.jpg
ruralretreat.jpg790 viewsThis scenic postcard was mailed in 1924.
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ruralretreat1908.jpg863 viewsThis 1908 photo shows a "typical" farm scene in Wythe County at that time.
ruralretreatair.jpg
ruralretreatair.jpg939 viewsThis aerial view of Rural Retreat was made by Greear Studios in Wytheville, probably in the 1940s.
ruralretreatlutheranchurch.jpg
ruralretreatlutheranchurch.jpg792 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
ruralretreatpresbyterian1912.jpg
ruralretreatpresbyterian1912.jpg752 viewsThis is a 1912 postcard.
ruralretreatrrscene1908.jpg
ruralretreatrrscene1908.jpg813 viewsThis scene of a railroad cut was created circa 1908.
ruralretreatstation.jpg
ruralretreatstation.jpg883 viewsThis image is from the middle 20th century.
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ruralretreat~0.jpg738 viewsThe railroad line near Rural Retreat is shown here. The Virginia and East Tennessee Railroad first built the road through this area in 1855. This section of road is now operated by Norfolk and Western.
shottower.jpg
shottower.jpg822 viewsFrom a 1940s era postcard.
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Poplar Camp - Shot Tower973 viewsThis is a pre-1907 image of the Revolutionary War landmark near the Wuthe-Carroll County line.
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Lott's Gap - Siloam School791 viewsLocated on Lott's Gap Road beside Siloam Church. Photo by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
speedwellhouse.jpg
speedwellhouse.jpg888 viewsI know nothing about the house in this photograph, but it is obviously historic (I've been seeing this majestic old home all of my life, and I'm historic!) and it finally appears to be somewhat restored. It is located in Speedwell, Wythe Co. VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@ardelphia.net. Adam Linkous linkous_adam@yahoo.com writes that this was the old Patton Plantation and is now called Hornwolf.
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