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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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sidnaallenhouse.jpg
sidnaallenhouse.jpg1320 viewsReal photo postcard taken ca. 1915, right after the Carroll County Tragedy.Jan 18, 2006
ruralret.jpg
ruralret.jpg1022 viewsEarly 20th century photograph of Rural Retreat.Jan 18, 2006
pineycpb.jpg
pineycpb.jpg651 viewsFrom a 1960s photograph, the church is now the Piney Creek Garden Club Building. The church closed in 1980.Jan 18, 2006
vchs.jpg
vchs.jpg650 viewsLocated exactly on the Virginia/North Carolina Stateline, this is a ca. 1915 photograph of the Virginia Carolina High School.Jan 18, 2006
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Baptist Church Wilkes NC704 viewsFrom a 1930s era postcard. A related piece maybe found in the reprint of the Memorial of Rev. George McNeil which discusses the life of this Baptist pioneer of Wilkes County.Jan 18, 2006
avery.jpg
avery.jpg625 viewsName sake of Avery County, NCJan 18, 2006
appstjpg.jpg
appstjpg.jpg362 viewsFrom a mid-20th century postcard.Jan 18, 2006
3topsch.jpg
3topsch.jpg1398 viewsAn early 20th century photo of the Three Top School, courtesy of Warren Houck. Some might like to read A. B. Hurt's book on Educational Development in Ashe CountyJan 18, 2006
galax1907.jpg
galax1907.jpg603 viewsFrom a real-photo postcard, dated 1907.Jan 18, 2006
galax1910.jpg
galax1910.jpg610 viewsFrom a tinted real-photo postcard dated 1910.Jan 18, 2006
galaxbev1911.jpg
galaxbev1911.jpg505 viewsFrom a real-photo postcard, dated 1911Jan 18, 2006
galaxmainst1907.jpg
galaxmainst1907.jpg537 viewsFrom a real-photo postcard dated 1907Jan 18, 2006
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