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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.


Most viewed - Wythe County, VA
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Wythevill - St. John's Episcopal Church728 viewsThis postcard image dates from 1911,
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wythemain1910.jpg725 viewsThis ca. 1910 shot is taken from an old postcard.
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academyofthevisitation1906.jpg724 viewsThis 1906 postcard shows the Roman Catholic school in Wytheville.
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wythevillediner.jpg723 viewsThis March 1943 photo shows truckers enjoying a meal in Wytheville, Virginia.
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wythevillesleetymorning1910.jpg720 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard of a winter scene in Wytheville.
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Austinville - Fincastle Resolves Marker720 viewsTO MARK
THE SITE OF
THE LEAD MINES
AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF AMMUNITION
TO THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
AND OF
THE COURTHOUSE OF FINCASTLE COUNTY
1772-1776
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HERE ON JANUARY 20, 1775 THE COMMITTEE
OF SAFETY OF FINCASTLE COUNTY ADOPTED
RESOLUTIONS BOLDLY DECLARING THEIR DETER-
MINATION NEVER TO SURRENDER THE RIGHTS
AND PRIVILEDGES GRANTED TO THEM AS VIRGINIANS
CLOSING WITH THIS ASSERTION:
"THESE ARE OUR REAL THOUGH UNPOLISHED
SENTIMENTS OF LIBERTY AND LOYALTY AND IN
THEM WE ARE RESOLVED TO LIVE AND DIE."
ERECTED BY STUART CHAPTER
AND BY WILDERNESS ROAD CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BICENTENIAL COMMITTEE
COMMEMORATED AT FORT CHISWELL, JANUARY 19, 1975,
THE WORK OF THE FINCASTLE COUNTY COMMITTEE OF SAFETY
WHOSE NAMES FOLLOW:
CHARLES CUMMINGS, WILLIAM PRESTON, WILLIAM CHRISTIAN,
STEPHEN TRIGG, ARTHUR CAMPBELL, WILLIAM INGLES,
WALTER CROCKETT, JOHN MONTGOMERY, JAMES McGAVOCK,
WILLIAM CAMPBELL, THOMAS MADISON, DANIEL SMITH,
WILLIAM RUSSELL, EVAN SHELBY, AND WILLIAM EDMUNDSON.

Photo December 27, 2006 by David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Walton's Furnace - Walton's Furnace United Methodist Church720 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Walton Furnace720 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold daviv.arnold@adelphia.net
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wytheville0001-1956.jpg718 viewsThis is a postcard view of Wytheville from 1956. Courtesy of Steve Grubb steppen_dawg@yahoo.com
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berthazinc.jpg713 viewsA subsidiary of U.S. Zinc, this photo dates from the mid-20th century.
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wattsbottomironfurnace.jpg713 viewsThis Iron Furnace is located just north of Ivanhoe near State Rt. 94 at "Watt's Bottom", Wythe County. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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wythevillerestaurant.jpg712 views1930s Restaurant in Wytheville.
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