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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 - Smyth County, VA
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konnarocktrainingschool1940.jpg590 viewsThis is from a circa 1940 postcard.Aug 03, 2006
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hmbeach.jpg551 viewsThis is from an early 1950 postcard.Aug 03, 2006
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JULY22RUNAWAYDUMPTRUCK0868693.jpg765 viewsAUGUST 1968- DUMP TRUCK LOADED WITH SAND LOST BRAKES ABOVE OVERLOOK ON HWY 107 AND CAME INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH HWY 91...CROSSED THE ROAD AND WENT UP JOE VERNON'S DRIVEWAY...DEMOLISHED TWO VEHICLES IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE DUMP TRUCK. TRUCK DRIVER INJURED.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
Aug 01, 2006
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MAINSTREETCHURCHGROUP005.jpg563 viewsTHE MAIN STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH USED TO BE WHERE THE NAZARENE CHURCH IS NOW...ABOUT 200 FT. PAST ED'S DRIVE-IN TOWARD THE ELIZABETH CEMETERY.

THAT'S WHERE IT WAS WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS MADE IN ABOUT 1945.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

Jul 29, 2006
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JUNE182006DRAGCAR1963469.jpg733 viewsBILL JOE NUNN RACING TEAM / SEPTEMBER 1963
FROM LEFT...FRONT...HOWARD MALOYED AND BILL JOE NUNN
FROM LEFT...IN CAR...BILL DEBORD AND KEN WOODARD Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
Jul 28, 2006
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JULY24MGSJAN1980701.jpg690 viewsTHIS IS WHAT THE MATHIESON GENERAL STORE LOOKED LIKE FROM THE INSIDE ON THE SECOND FLOOR JUST BEFORE IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN JANUARY OF 1980.

THE WEST SIDE FRONT CORNER BEGAN TO LOSE BRICKS AND FINALLY THE HOLE OPENED UP. THE STORE HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR SOME TIME. WORK HAD ALREADY LEVELED THE OLD SUPER X / IGA MARKET THAT HAD OPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 1955.

THE WALLS WERE SOLID BRICK...THREE WIDE. THEY BUILT IT WELL IN 1894.

Courtesy of Don Smith [dsmith1043@comcast.net[/email]
Jul 24, 2006
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july2006pic 036.jpg462 viewsPhoto July 22, 2006.Jul 24, 2006
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july2006pic 041.jpg459 viewsThis photo was taken July 22, 2006. These vines were popular sources of food in the days when hogs were allowed to run wild in the forest in the early days of Appalachian settlement.Jul 24, 2006
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prestonmansion.jpg527 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows the Old Stage Coach Inn on the Old Wilderness Road.Jul 23, 2006
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cedarsmotel.jpg523 viewsThis is from an early 1950 postcard.Jul 20, 2006
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CARNIVAL_7_14_06_018.jpg595 viewsThis July 14, 2006 photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the carnival from a duck's point of view.Jul 20, 2006
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EastMainStreetSaltvilleinthe40s(3).jpg665 viewsThis view of East Main Street was made in the 1940s. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netJul 20, 2006
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