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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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Deep Gap - Trinity Baptist Church297 viewsPhoto June 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. Trinity's website may be found here.
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PICT0017.JPG267 viewsThis school is in western Watauga County, near the Johnson County, TN line. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 28, 2006.
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Blowing Rock - Rock House349 viewsThis 1912 postcard image sows the Rock House on Yonolosee Road near Blowing Rock.
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stelizrcc.jpg245 viewsThis chrome era postcard dates from the 1960s or 1970s.
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stlukesepiscopal.jpg242 viewsThis is from a 1930-45 linen postcard.
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stringfellowepiscopal.jpg253 viewsFrom a 1915-30 era postcard.
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stringfellowestate.jpg260 viewsThis is from a circa 1905 postcard.
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sunsetbrhiway.jpg254 viewsThis 1930s era postcard shows sunset on the Blowing Rock Highway.
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sunshineinn.jpg256 viewsThis is a 1910-20 era postcard.
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taterhillnite1940.jpg278 viewsThis is from a circa 1940 postcard.
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tweetsie.jpg273 viewsTheme park near Blowing Rock using the old East Tennessee and Western North Carolina railroad equipment. The ET&WNC is locally known as the "Eat Taters and Wear No Clothes Railroad"
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Blowing Rock - Tweetsie Amusement Park297 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows an overview of the Tweetsie Amusement Park between Boone and Blowing Rock, NC.
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