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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.


Last additions - Wythe County, VA
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100_1811.jpg609 viewsPhoto October 25, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Oct 25, 2006
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100_1810.jpg583 viewsPhoto October 25, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Oct 25, 2006
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100_1809.jpg607 viewsPhoto October 25, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Oct 25, 2006
wythevillediner.jpg
wythevillediner.jpg723 viewsThis March 1943 photo shows truckers enjoying a meal in Wytheville, Virginia.Oct 24, 2006
Mystery2.jpg
Mystery2.jpg936 viewsI don't know who is in this photo, I'm sure it was taken in Wythe County, though. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net


Oct 01, 2006
StPauls.jpg
StPauls.jpg798 viewsSt. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rural Retreat, Virginia. Courtesy of
Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net.
Oct 01, 2006
wytheville1907.jpg
wytheville1907.jpg769 viewsThis is a 1907 postcard of the Wythe County Court House and surrounding village.Sep 28, 2006
wythevillefarmsecene.jpg
wythevillefarmsecene.jpg665 viewsThis is a November 1940 photo showing a farm scene near Wytheville. From the Farm Security Administration files at the Library of Congress.Sep 21, 2006
ruralretreatair.jpg
ruralretreatair.jpg937 viewsThis aerial view of Rural Retreat was made by Greear Studios in Wytheville, probably in the 1940s.Sep 20, 2006
maxmeadowsfurnace.jpg
maxmeadowsfurnace.jpg757 viewsFrom a mid-19th century engraving.Sep 14, 2006
cabbageatrr.jpg
cabbageatrr.jpg753 viewsThis 1930s photo shows cabbage being loaded onto railcars at Rural Retreat, VA. Cabbage were a stapple cash crop at this time.Sep 14, 2006
queensknob.jpg
queensknob.jpg754 viewsFrom a circa 1920 postcard.Sep 14, 2006
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