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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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West Jefferson - View from "Negro Mountain"784 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1942. The name, "Negro Mountain" was changed to Mount Jefferson about 1960. Courtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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jamesgrimsleystone.jpg592 viewsThis grave is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo November 5, 2006 by Chrissie A. Peters.
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jassextonhomeview.jpg618 viewsView from James Sexton's Home (Heather Sexton Photo)
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jeffacad.jpg635 viewsThis is a newspaper announcement for the 1880 term of the Jefferson Academy. James Harvey Weaver was principal at that time.
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jeffersoncourthouse.jpg550 viewsThis is a 1906 postcard of what was then a new court house for Ashe County.
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jeffersonschool.jpg596 viewsCourtesy of Bette Nelson.
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jeffmethchurch.jpg522 viewsThis view of the Jefferson Methodist Church was made about 1910.
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jfsextonhome.jpg618 viewsPhoto courtesy of Heather Sexton.
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jhs1940basketball.jpg704 viewsThis photo is of the 1940 Jefferson High School basketball team. Front Left to right, Eddie Woodie, Parks Colvard, Berman Bare, Billy Joe Gentry. Back, left to right, Jack Bare, Smith Leak, Cam Bare, Roy Freeman, John D. Weaver. Coach is Charles Baker Weaver (1914-1966). Courtesy of Charlie Weaver, Winston Salem, NC.
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johnaroop.jpg560 viewsCourtesy of Chrissie A. Peters.
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johnhhashgrave.jpg651 viewsThis cemetery plot is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Chrissie Anderson Peters.
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johnhroop.jpg573 viewsCourtesy of Chrissie A. Peters.
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