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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 - Grayson County and City of Galax, VA
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galaxmain1910.jpg375 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard depicting Main Street. Courtesy of Wade Weekes.Mar 18, 2007
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Mount Rogers - Bear Hunt548 viewsThis is a circa 1930 bear hunt photo. Courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.netMar 17, 2007
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Mount Rogers - Bear Hunt514 viewsThis is a circa 1930 bear hunt photo. Courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.netMar 17, 2007
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Baywood - Hampton Lodge399 viewsBuilt in 1947 at the confluence of Little River and New River. This photo courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.netMar 12, 2007
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Baywood - Kemper Hampton House459 viewsThis is a 1928 photo of the Kemper Hampton House. Courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.netMar 12, 2007
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Baywood - Kemper Hampton House452 viewsThis house was built in 1895. This 2006 photo courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.netMar 12, 2007
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Galax - Harris Hotel468 viewsGranny Harris, Onnie Allred, Nettie [Allred] Marshall and Lee, Grace Harris, Mrs. Saunders Moore, E.M. Davis, John B and Jake

Also, written there is this note: "Harris Hotel, Galax Virginia--1917"

Also this note: "Building in background Luke Biships Livery Stable."

This should be Lute Bishop I believe.

The photo is not the best quality. Still, I thought it might be of interest to you. Nettie was the daughter of Thomas C. Allred and Julina Frost. Thomas was the son of Suttle, also written Settle, Allred whose wife was Eliza Belton. Suttle was the son of Jesse Allred of Randolph County, NC whose wife was Alcey York.

Julina Frost was the daughter of Stephen F. Frost a Civil war veteran from Carroll. I have a short note about him below. Stephen descends from the Revolutionary War soldier John Frost who is buried in the Frost cemetery in Carroll. I have a photograph of Stephen F. Frost, but it needs to be restored.

Courtesy of Mike Marshall Summerfield, NC mmarshall13@triad.rr.com

Mar 05, 2007
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Rugby - Bookmobile Visit434 viewsThis is a late 1940s or early 1950s photo showing a visit of the Grayson County Library's bookmobile to the Rugby Community. Johnny Warren is the child coming from the bookmobile with books. Conley Warren is standing behind Johnny. Marvin Reedy is sitting on the porch of the store. The other man is unidentified. Courtesy of Judy Russell Powers.Mar 03, 2007
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Galax - Bird's Eye View of Galax469 viewsTHis is a 1920s postcard.Feb 24, 2007
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Fries - Historical Marker382 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.netFeb 24, 2007
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Whitetop - Martin Hotel504 viewsThis is Martin's hotel on Whitetop. Unknown date.
Courtesy of Mary Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.com

Feb 22, 2007
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Bridle Creek - New River356 viewsThis photo shows ice in New River in February 2007. Photo by Jeff Weaver.Feb 17, 2007
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