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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 - Wilkes County, NC
wilkesch1911.jpg
wilkesch1911.jpg459 viewsThis real-photo post card was mailed in 1911. You might be interested in Crouch's Historical Sketches of Wilkes CountyJan 18, 2006
wilkesflume.jpg
wilkesflume.jpg517 viewsThis postcard was made in the early 20th century.Jan 18, 2006
wilkeshs1911.jpg
wilkeshs1911.jpg488 viewsThis postcard was used in 1911.Jan 18, 2006
stokesmansion.jpg
stokesmansion.jpg651 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard (ca. 1915).Jan 18, 2006
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Baptist Church Wilkes NC551 viewsFrom a 1930s era postcard. A related piece maybe found in the reprint of the Memorial of Rev. George McNeil which discusses the life of this Baptist pioneer of Wilkes County.Jan 18, 2006
cascade1.jpg
cascade1.jpg547 viewsThe Cascades, located just inside Wilkes County's western border. Photo by Jeff Weaver, 1990. Some of you might like to read the Elisha Mitchell's Diary of a Geological Tour of Ashe, Wilkes and Surry County, North CarolinaJan 18, 2006
cascade2.jpg
cascade2.jpg492 viewsThe Cascades are located off the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Wilkes County, near the Ashe County line. Photo by Jeff Weaver 1990.Jan 18, 2006
 
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