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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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Mount Rogers - Bear Hunt516 viewsThis is a circa 1930 bear hunt photo. Courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.net
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Bethel - Bethel United Methodist Church397 viewsFounded in 1896, this building was remodeled in 1945. Photo March 21, 2008 by Jeff Weaver.
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beulahchurch.jpg559 viewsOldtown District, Grayson Co. across river from Town of Fries. Courtesy of David Arnold .david.arnold@adelphia.net.
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beulahinterior.jpg506 viewsThis church is located across the river from Fries. Note: this building is no longer extant. Courtesy of David Arnold.
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blackrockmotel~0.jpg420 viewsThis ca. 1950 postcard shows the Black Motel just north of Independence on U.S. 21. This is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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Fries - Blair's Ferry Homes439 viewsHomes at (historic) Blair's Ferry section of Town of Fries, Providence Dist., Grayson. These homes predate the Town of Fries. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold
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blizzardhole.jpg539 viewsOnce famous swimming hole on Elk Creek. This photo is from the early 1960s.
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bluemont.jpg440 viewsTaken from a postcard from the early 20th century.
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BluemontHotel1938.jpg377 viewsThis is from a postcard mailed in 1938.
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blueridgeparkwayatgalax.jpg397 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows the Blue Ridge Parkway crossing over Virginia Route 89, 6 miles south of Galax.
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Comers Rock - Cornett's Store and Garage459 viewsCornett's Store & Garage Photo by David Arnold.
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bogtrotters.jpg563 viewsA Galax band. Photo 1937 from the collections of the Library of Congress.
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