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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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ruralretreatair.jpg1009 viewsThis aerial view of Rural Retreat was made by Greear Studios in Wytheville, probably in the 1940s.
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Mystery2.jpg1008 viewsI don't know who is in this photo, I'm sure it was taken in Wythe County, though. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net


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Graham's Forge - Graham's Forge Building1002 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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ruralretreatstation.jpg1000 viewsThis image is from the middle 20th century.
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Fort Chiswell - Historical Marker986 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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speedwellhouse.jpg984 viewsI know nothing about the house in this photograph, but it is obviously historic (I've been seeing this majestic old home all of my life, and I'm historic!) and it finally appears to be somewhat restored. It is located in Speedwell, Wythe Co. VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@ardelphia.net. Adam Linkous linkous_adam@yahoo.com writes that this was the old Patton Plantation and is now called Hornwolf.
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Poplar Camp - Jackson's Ferry and Shot Tower Marker981 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Speedwell - Speedwell Furnace976 viewsThis is the Speedwell Furnace, located near Speedwell, Wythe County, VA. owned by the Williams Family who live in the Iron Master's House near the site. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Fort Chiswell - Historical Monumnet973 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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blackbass.jpg972 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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Foster Falls - Galenea Methodist Church965 viewsThe white church is the Galena Methodist Church on US 52 at it's intersection with Major Graham's Road. Hannah Walton Sanders (1806-1876) mentions this church in her Civil-War diary http://home.alltel.net/cjwalker/ Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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stonebridgewytheville.jpg964 viewsThis is a 1909 postcard.
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