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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 - Carroll County, VA
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Coulson Church Road - Llama956 viewsThis is one of the ugliest horses that I've ever seen! ;-)
Coulson Ch. Rd., Carroll Co. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesyof David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
Feb 19, 2008
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Fries - Grayson Sulphur Springs1269 viewsFrom Howe's 1846 History of Virginia. This resort is present day Carroll County not far from Fries in Grayson County.Dec 11, 2007
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Laurel Fork - John Carroll Historical Marker754 viewsPhoto by David Allen Rutherford. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.netJul 15, 2007
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Laurel Fork - Laurel Fork Bank733 viewsPhoto by David Allen Rutherford. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.netJul 15, 2007
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Fancy Gap - Groundhog Mountain744 viewsFire tower located at Groundhog Mountain constructed in 1942. Photo from the collection of the Library of Congress.Jun 30, 2007
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Francy Gap - Groundhog Mountain697 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.Jun 30, 2007
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Lead Mines District - Mount Hope School Ruins1346 viewsMt. Hope School ruin (single pillar with "Mt. Hope School" scratched into cement.) Lead Mines District, Carroll County, VA. Shawn Dunford, photographer. Courtesy of David Arnold Jun 04, 2007
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Lead Mines District - Grayson Sulphur Springs.1124 viewsGrayson Sulphur Springs Resort, Lead Mines Dist., Carroll Co., VA. This site appears as one might expect Mayan ruins to appear. Grayson Sulphur Springs, near Fries, was very popular until most of the resort was covered by water after construction of a dam across New River. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.netJun 04, 2007
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Fancy Gap - Sidna Allen House851 viewsThis photo taken May 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver shows this once elegant house fallen on hard times.May 20, 2007
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Hillsville - Ground Hog Mountain879 viewsFrom a 1960s era postcard. Located at mile marker 188 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.May 03, 2007
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hillsvilletragedy.jpg919 viewsThis postcard is from an image made the day following the massacre in the court house.Apr 30, 2007
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Hillsville - Hillsville High School793 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1910-20 period.Apr 26, 2007
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