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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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fancygap1.jpg935 viewsThis is a 1940s fantasy postcard from Fancy Gap.Feb 15, 2007
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Hillsville - Farm Scene998 viewsThis 1930s post card shows a cattle operation near Hillsville.Jan 25, 2007
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Hillsville Diner1625 viewsPhoto December 6, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Dec 06, 2006
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Caroll County Courthouse814 viewsPhoto December 6, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Dec 06, 2006
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100_1910.jpg944 viewsPhoto December 6, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Dec 06, 2006
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Buck Hydro-electric Dam 19281251 viewsThis is a 1928 photo of the Buck dam and lake at Byllesby, Carroll County, Virginia. This dam on the New River is just below the Byllesby Dam.Nov 19, 2006
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Byllesby Hyrdo-electric Dam 19281358 viewsThis is a 1928 photo.Nov 19, 2006
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hillsvillejail.jpg930 viewsThis is from a postcard from the 1910s, probably 1912-14.Nov 13, 2006
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moonshinestill.jpg1219 viewsThis circa 1910 photo shows Baldwin-Felts Detectives with a siezed moonshine still.Nov 10, 2006
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bottlehouseinterior.jpg1219 viewsThis is from a 1920s postcard.Oct 28, 2006
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nuckollsdrug.jpg1000 viewsThis is a mid-1920s postcard of the interior of Nuckolls Drug Store in Hillsville.Oct 28, 2006
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oxenfancygap.jpg1049 viewsThis 1940 photo from the National Park Service Historic Photographic Collection shows a farmer and team of oxen. The oxen are pulling a sledge to break up clods in newly plowed ground.Oct 07, 2006
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