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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.


abingdon10.jpg
abingdon10.jpg548 viewsFrom the People's National Bank of Abingdon, VA.
abingdon1846.jpg
abingdon1846.jpg520 viewsThis sketch of Abingdon was first published in Henry Howe's 1846 Description of Virginia.
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Abingdon - Engraving from 1846519 viewsThis 1846 engraving is taken from Howe's History of Virginia.
abingdon1908~0.jpg
abingdon1908~0.jpg502 viewsThis is from a postcard mailed in 1908.
abingdon1909.jpg
abingdon1909.jpg556 viewsTaken from an old postcard
abingdon1909mainstreet.jpg
abingdon1909mainstreet.jpg544 viewsThis is a 1909 postcard of Abingdon's Main Street.
abingdon30.jpg
abingdon30.jpg586 viewsThis is taken from a 1930s postcard.
abingdon50.jpg
abingdon50.jpg569 viewsThis is taken from a 1950s postcard.
abingdonacademy.jpg
abingdonacademy.jpg506 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard.
abingdonbranch1.jpg
abingdonbranch1.jpg491 viewsAnother scenic view from the 1920s probably near Damascus.
abingdonbranch2.jpg
abingdonbranch2.jpg464 viewsThis view taken probably in the 1920s along Laurel Creek near Damascus, Virginia.
abingdonbranchsteam.jpg
abingdonbranchsteam.jpg533 viewsThis photo was taken in the early 20th century on the Abingdon branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
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