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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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devilsgarden.jpg405 viewsThis is from a 1950/1960 postcard.
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doughtonpark.jpg368 viewsFrom a 1950s postcard.
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Doughton Park - Blue Ridge Parkway358 viewsThis Library of Congress Image shows the Blue Ridge Parkway winding through Doughton Park.
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Doughton Park - Bluff's Coffee Shop361 viewsFrom a 1950s postcard.
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doughtonparkpicnic.jpg411 viewsThis 1952 photo from the National Park Service Historic Photographic Collections shows a group of picnicers at the Doughton Park area off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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elkcreekpbc.jpg615 viewsLocated between Piney Creek and Sparta, North Carolina. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2004.
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fouroaksparta.jpg449 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1910.
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Francis_Sturgill_Cemetery1.jpg514 viewsGeneral view of the Old Stugill Cemetery at King's Creek, courtesy of Harold Hash.
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Francis_Sturgill_Cemetery2.jpg496 viewsGrave of Francis Sturgill, Sr. Courtesy of Harold Hash.
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Francis_Sturgill_Cemetery3.jpg426 viewsGrave of Rebecca Hash Sturgill. Courtesy of Harold Hash.
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Francis_Sturgill_Cemetery4.jpg448 viewsThis image shows the graves of Francis and Rebecca Hash Sturgill's grandchildren. Courtesy of Harold Hash.
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grayscottage1910.jpg370 viewsThis is a 1910 view of Gray's Cottage, an early resort in Alleghany County.
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