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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.


ElishaAndersonCemeteryAfterFirstDay01.jpg
ElishaAndersonCemeteryAfterFirstDay01.jpg599 viewsThis photo, November 5, 2006, by Chrissie Anderson Peters shows the cemetery being cleaned up.
elishaandersonstone.jpg
elishaandersonstone.jpg671 viewsThis grave stone is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo November 5, 2006 by Chrissie A. Peters.
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Unknown - Feed Mixing755 viewsThis 1929 image shows two Ashe County, NC farmers, (names unknown) mixing feed for dairy cattle. Courtesy of the Archives of North Carolina State University.
fleetwoodschool.jpg
fleetwoodschool.jpg659 viewsCourtesy of Bette Nelson
fostermemorial.jpg
fostermemorial.jpg671 viewsFoster Memorial Presbyterian Church, located along the banks of Horse Creek, Ashe County, NC in the Nella Community.
Francisfactory.jpg
Francisfactory.jpg912 viewsThis is the Littlewood Factory I've not seen any other place. It came from Nelia Sexton's collection and a couple of the ladies working there were Sexton's. I am not able to identify which of the people were Sextons but will keep searching my notes. Maybe others can help. Courtesy of Lonnie Jones lonnie0809@skybest.com
gcbc.jpg
gcbc.jpg621 viewsThis photograph is from 1971 or 1972.
gcmethchurch.jpg
gcmethchurch.jpg615 viewsThis photo by Jeff Weaver, 1977, was taken from school house hill, looking northeast.
grassycreekmeth.jpg
grassycreekmeth.jpg639 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2005.
graybealandrew.jpg
graybealandrew.jpg690 viewsGrave marker for Andrew Graybeal (1808-1900)
greenechapel.jpg
greenechapel.jpg572 viewsPhoto May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. This church is sometimes called Howell Hill Baptist Church.
greenwood3.jpg
greenwood3.jpg666 viewsLocated in the Helton Creek watershed, near the Grayson County line, this church is now only used occasionally. Photo by Jeff Weaver, Spring 2003.
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