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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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friesice.jpg629 viewsThis January 1917 ice flood knocked a bridge off its piers.
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Fries - Jam Session April 17, 2008563 viewsThursday night "Jam Session" at Big Daddy's Restaurant, Fries town, Grayson Co. Photo--David Arnold
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friesmill.jpg489 viewsPhoto of the Washington Mills facilities at Fries in the early 20th century.
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friesnewriver1922.jpg425 viewsThis is a January 1922 photo showing the New River near Fries, Virginia.
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friespanorama.jpg438 viewsThis photo courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net was taken in 1990.
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friesreccenter.jpg411 viewsFries Recreation Center, previously known as John Thorpe YMCA and originally as Fries Lyceum". Photo courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net.
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friesrr1910.jpg387 viewsThis is from a 1910s postcard.
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friesrrbridge1922.jpg405 viewsThis is a January 1922 photo showing the Norfolk and Western Railroad Bridge over New River near Fries.
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Fries - Historical Marker382 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Oldtown - Frost William John Homeplace447 viewsThe former home of William John "Bill" Frost. He was the father of Hattie Frost/Stoneman of The Stoneman Family of music history fame. Fries Hill community, Oldtown District, Grayson County.
Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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galax1.jpg490 viewsFrom the 1920s or so.
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galax1907.jpg499 viewsFrom a real-photo postcard, dated 1907.
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