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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.


tazewellcattle20s.jpg
tazewellcattle20s.jpg320 viewsThis is from a 1920s era postcard. It shows the typical Appalachian whitefaced cattle. Whitefaced cattle are generally Polled Herefords
tazewellchristianchurch1910.jpg
tazewellchristianchurch1910.jpg311 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
tazewellmain1907.jpg
tazewellmain1907.jpg343 viewsThis view of Main Street was taken in 1907. Compare to the 1957 view.
tazewellmain1913.jpg
tazewellmain1913.jpg306 viewsThis view is from 1913, and shows trolly cars in Appalachia.
tazewellmain1926.jpg
tazewellmain1926.jpg333 viewsThis is a 1926 view of Tazewell's Main Street.
tazewellmain1957.jpg
tazewellmain1957.jpg368 viewsThis view of Tazewell's main street is from 1957.
wittenmill.jpg
wittenmill.jpg361 viewsThis view of the ruins of Witten's Mill was made in the early 20th century.
wittensfort.jpg
wittensfort.jpg571 viewsThis is a relatively modern photo of Witten Fort, built during Lord Dunmore's War (1774).
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