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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 - Washington County, VA
marthawash.jpg
marthawash.jpg319 viewsThis is from a 1930s era linen postcard.Jan 27, 2006
sinkingspgs.jpg
sinkingspgs.jpg254 viewsThis is a 1930s era linen postcard.Jan 27, 2006
abingdonacademy.jpg
abingdonacademy.jpg347 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard.Jan 26, 2006
stonewallinst..jpg
stonewallinst..jpg292 viewsThis postcard dates from 1913.Jan 26, 2006
wmkinghs1922.jpg
wmkinghs1922.jpg564 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1922.Jan 26, 2006
washch.jpg
washch.jpg309 viewsFrom a 1920s era postcardJan 24, 2006
tobacco.jpg
tobacco.jpg334 viewsThis view is of a tobacco warehouse typical of the middle of the 20th century.Jan 24, 2006
mwashinn.jpg
mwashinn.jpg315 viewsBuilt in the 1840s for Francis Preston, it became a Civil War Hospital, then a Methodist College for Women, and is now a very elegant hotel in downtown Abingdon. From a 1940s era postcard.Jan 24, 2006
laurelcreek.jpg
laurelcreek.jpg290 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver 2003. Click here for the town of Damascus' website.Jan 24, 2006
abingdonhosp1913.jpg
abingdonhosp1913.jpg325 viewsFrom a 1913 postcardJan 18, 2006
tumblingcreekfalls2.jpg
tumblingcreekfalls2.jpg304 viewsLocated near Saltville, VA in Washington county, VA. This photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2003.Jan 18, 2006
tumblingcreekfalls3.jpg
tumblingcreekfalls3.jpg319 viewsLocated near Saltville, this photo by Jeff Weaver in the summer of 2003, shows the falls from above.Jan 18, 2006
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