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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 - Ashe County, NC
leeslodge.jpg
leeslodge.jpg550 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.Dec 12, 2006
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wmgrimsleystone.jpg498 viewsPhoto November 5, 2006 by Chrissie A. Peters. This stone is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery.Nov 06, 2006
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elishaandersonstone.jpg675 viewsThis grave stone is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo November 5, 2006 by Chrissie A. Peters.Nov 06, 2006
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luceyebakerstone.jpg571 viewsThis grave is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo November 5, 2006 by Chrissie A. Peters.Nov 06, 2006
jamesgrimsleystone.jpg
jamesgrimsleystone.jpg597 viewsThis grave is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo November 5, 2006 by Chrissie A. Peters.Nov 06, 2006
johnhhashgrave.jpg
johnhhashgrave.jpg657 viewsThis cemetery plot is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Chrissie Anderson Peters.Nov 06, 2006
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ElishaAndersonCemeteryAfterFirstDay01.jpg603 viewsThis photo, November 5, 2006, by Chrissie Anderson Peters shows the cemetery being cleaned up.Nov 06, 2006
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100_1789.jpg554 viewsThis photo shows the town offices for West Jefferson. This building was previously the First National Bank of West Jefferson. Photo October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Oct 20, 2006
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100_1790.jpg622 viewsThis is a photo of the old Hotel building in West Jefferson, taken on October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. The hotel now houses offices and shops.Oct 20, 2006
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100_1788.jpg645 viewsThis is the only movie theater in Ashe County. Photo by Jeff Weaver October 20, 2006.Oct 20, 2006
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100_1787.jpg654 viewsThis photo shows the offices and shop for Ashe County Cheese, North Carolina's only cheese factory. It was established on Helton Creek about 1915, and then bought by Kraft Foods in 1929 and moved to West Jefferson. When Kraft proposed to close it, the local employees bought it and continue to operate it. Photo by Jeff Weaver, October 20, 2006.Oct 20, 2006
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100_1786.jpg615 viewsThis is another of the murals in West Jefferson, this one celebrating the dairy industry of Ashe. This murual is appropriately enough on the side of the Ashe County Cheese plant, formerly Kraft Cheese. Photo October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Oct 20, 2006
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