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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
baptistchapelcem2.jpg
baptistchapelcem2.jpg619 viewsAnother view of the Baptist Chapel Church Cemetery. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 1978.Feb 05, 2006
sturgilllmstore.jpg
sturgilllmstore.jpg446 viewsThis photo taken in June 1978 by Jeff Weaver, shows the L. M. Sturgill store, then long abandoned. The road leads to Rugby, Grayson County, VA.Feb 05, 2006
gcmethchurch.jpg
gcmethchurch.jpg617 viewsThis photo by Jeff Weaver, 1977, was taken from school house hill, looking northeast.Feb 05, 2006
baptistchapelcem.jpg
baptistchapelcem.jpg712 viewsThis is a general view of the cemetery at Baptist Chapel Church. The stone in the foreground is for Alice P. Phipps. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 1978,Feb 05, 2006
heltonpbc.jpg
heltonpbc.jpg655 viewsThis church was organized in 1840 in Grayson County, VA. It moved in 1853 to Sturgill's, Ashe County, NC. Photo by Jeff Weaver June 1978Feb 05, 2006
zionhillcem1.jpg
zionhillcem1.jpg2047 viewsThis photo taken in June 1978 by Jeff Weaver, shows Zion Hill Cemetery from the highway. The building in the center of the photo is a chicken house.Feb 05, 2006
heltonrollermill.jpg
heltonrollermill.jpg682 viewsThis photo by Jeff Weaver, June 1978. There is another view of this mill in this album as well.Feb 05, 2006
pigs.jpg
pigs.jpg436 viewsA view of a typical hog pen in the area. Nearly every family kept hogs. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 1978Feb 05, 2006
springbox.jpg
springbox.jpg500 viewsThis is typical of spring boxes, where in days before refrigeration people kept their perishables cold. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 1978.Feb 05, 2006
perkinsplantation.jpg
perkinsplantation.jpg725 viewsThis is the plantation of Johnson Perkins on Helton. This house is of Victorian era construction. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 1, 1978,Feb 05, 2006
baptistchape1.jpg
baptistchape1.jpg630 viewsThis is a detail of one side of Baptist Chapel Church, organized in 1842, before it was covered over with vinyl siding and ruined the ambiance of the place. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 1978.Feb 05, 2006
penningtondenthouse.jpg
penningtondenthouse.jpg960 viewsThis elegant Victorian home is located on Spencer Branch, and was photographed on July 1, 1978 by Jeff Weaver.Feb 05, 2006
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