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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.

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Totten, Tom749 viewsMALCOLM MARTIN OF ENGLAND VISITED SALTVILLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1969. HIS GRANDPARENTS, THE BARNES FAMILY, LIVED IN THE HOUSE ON WEST MAIN IN THE 1890s THAT WOULD LATER BECOME THE M. S. DUNHAM HOME. THE BARNES' HAD COME TO SALTVILLE WITH THE MATHIESONS AND OTHER ENGLISHMEN TO START THE MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS IN SALTVILLE. THE MATHIESONS HAD COME FROM WIDNES, ENGLAND. LATER, THE BARNES FAMILY WOULD RETURN TO ENGLAND AND IN 1902 THE DUNHAMS CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM TITUSVILLE, PA.

MALCOLM IS SHOWN HERE WITH TOM TOTTEN, LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND HISTORIAN. Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
Feb 20, 2007
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Bristol - Appalachain Range2112 viewsThis 1910s postcard shows some of the Appalachain mountains near Bristol, TN.Feb 19, 2007
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Nathan Ward Will768 viewsThis image is courtesy of Chester Mayberry c.maberry@insightbb.comFeb 19, 2007
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unionch.jpg688 viewsSALTVILLE UNION CHURCH (1870-1967) DESTROYED BY FIRE / WEST MAIN / SALTVILLE / NOVEMBER 1967. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netFeb 19, 2007
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Saltville - Madam Russell Parsonage Demolition1142 viewsThis November 1967 photo by Don Smith (dsmith1043@comcast.net) shows the demolition of the parsonage at Madam Russell United Methodist Church on Main Street in Saltville.Feb 18, 2007
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Blowing Rock - Tweetsie Amusement Park328 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows an overview of the Tweetsie Amusement Park between Boone and Blowing Rock, NC.Feb 17, 2007
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Saltville - Mathieson Alkali Works758 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows an aerial view of the main Mathieson Alkali Works facilities along the banks of the North Fork of Holston River in Saltville.Feb 17, 2007
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Bridle Creek - New River395 viewsThis photo shows ice in New River in February 2007. Photo by Jeff Weaver.Feb 17, 2007
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Bridle Creek - Cliffs on New River403 viewsThe white stuff is ice on the river. Photo by Jeff Weaver February 2007Feb 17, 2007
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Fries - Fries Theater410 viewsPhoto February 2007 by Jeff WeaverFeb 17, 2007
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Fries - Fries Baptist Church373 viewsPhoto February 2007 by Jeff WeaverFeb 17, 2007
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Providence - William Bourne House458 viewsThis house is the site of the first court held in Grayson County, VA in 1793. Photo by Jeff Weaver February 2007Feb 17, 2007
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