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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 - Watauga County, NC
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Blowing Rock - Mayview Manor316 viewsThis is a real-photo postcard of Mayview Manor from 1910.Jul 23, 2007
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Blowing Rock - Glen Burnie Falls243 viewsThis is from a postcard which was mailed in 1911.Jul 23, 2007
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Aho - Julian Price Park Dam264 viewsFrom the collection of the Library of Congress.Jun 30, 2007
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Blowing Rock - Blowing Rock256 viewsThis postcard with a copyright date of 1909 shows an early horseless carriage attempting to climb Blowing Rock.Jun 30, 2007
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Blowing Rock - View of Village260 viewsThis view of the village of Blowing Rock was taken from the Moses Cone Estate in 1930.Jun 30, 2007
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Blowing Rock - Lake Chetola277 viewsThis image is from a 1920s postcard.Jun 30, 2007
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Boone - Rotherwood Baptist Church267 viewsPhoto June 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.Jun 20, 2007
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Deep Gap - Trinity Baptist Church297 viewsPhoto June 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. Trinity's website may be found here.Jun 20, 2007
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Boone - Boone Cabin Site300 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the reputed site of Daniel Boone's Cabin from the late 1760s.May 07, 2007
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Boone - Mountain Motel310 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows a rather typical motel of the era.May 07, 2007
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Boone - Bird's Eye View273 viewsThis is a hand water-colored postcard showing Boone and Howards Knob, executed about 1910.Apr 21, 2007
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Blowing Rock - Tweetsie Amusement Park297 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows an overview of the Tweetsie Amusement Park between Boone and Blowing Rock, NC.Feb 17, 2007
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