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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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salt.jpg636 viewsEarly 20th century postcard view of Saltville.
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salt02.jpg652 viewsPostcard of Camp Red Rocks, above Saltville. This was an artist camp for artistically talented boys which operated in the late 1930s.
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Saltville - From the Overlook657 viewsThis image was made on October 25, 2007 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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salt20.jpg435 viewsThis German 155 mm gun is located on the Town Hall lawn. The placque lists local men who served in the A.E.F. in World War I. Photo by Roger Allison shakerhoo@aol.com
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saltaqua.jpg542 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, February 2003. This facility is an experimental station from Virginia Tech to investigate commercial fish farming.
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Saltville - Town Pavillion857 viewsA Rough Christmas - Saltville, December 24, 2009. COurtesy of Don Smith.
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Saltville - Saltville Elementary School 1919793 viewsSALTVILLE ELEMENTARY / SALTVILLE, VA. / 1919 / THIS SCHOOL WAS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF WEST MAIN ST. AND HENRYTOWN ROAD. CRABTREE COLLECTION PHOTO Vourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Saltville High School Demolition757 viewsRAZING OF THE 1925 SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1967

EYE OPENER...THE 1905 SALTVILLE HIGH LASTED 20 YEARS...THE 1925 SALTVILLE HIGH LASTED 32 YEARS...THE PRESENT R. B. WORTHY / NORTHWOOD HIGH IS STILL GOING AT 50 YEARS. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1034@comcast.net

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salthouse1.jpg674 viewsA CLOSER LOOK AT THE OLD SALT HOUSE BUILDING.

OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE. THE SALT HOUSE WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS. AFTER IT WAS NO LONGER USED FOR THAT THE TOP FLOOR BECAME THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 OF SALTVILLE FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MEETING HALL WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949.

THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON CHEMICALS.

IN MARCH OF 1965...SHORTLY AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS MADE, THE OLD SALT HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN. IT WAS LOCATED ON WEST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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SALTKETTLE1972001.jpg673 viewsFROM LEFT...LEIGH ELLEN HELTON, ROY ANDERSON, AND BECKY RHODES PERFORMING AT R. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1972

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Dpn Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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SALTKETTLE1972362.jpg856 viewsTHIS IS THE ORIGINAL PLAY CAST OF THE SALT KETTLE THEATRE THAT PERFORMED IN THE UPSTAIRS AREA OF THE OLD MATHIESON GENERAL STORE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN SALTVILLE IN JULY OF 1972. THE FIRST PLAY WAS WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY BENITA SMITH AND BETTY FAWLEY.

THE CAST MEMBERS ARE...FROM LEFT...MIKE "BOY" DAVIDSON, WILLIE MINTON, BILLY DAVIDSON, BARRY CHAPMAN, JACKIE ROBERTS, DEBBIE DEBORD, LARRY HOGSTON, RANDY ROBERTS, ROY ANDERSON, BECKY RHODES, AND LEIGH ELLEN HELTON.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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saltkettle71872.jpg650 viewsTHE ORIGINAL SALT KETTLE THEATRE...SECOND FLOOR OF THE OLD MATHIESON GENERAL STORE...JULY 1972....

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043W@comcast.net
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