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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
ruralretreatpresbyterian1912.jpg
ruralretreatpresbyterian1912.jpg874 viewsThis is a 1912 postcard.
maxmeadowsbev.jpg
maxmeadowsbev.jpg870 viewsThis is a 1916 postcard view.
wythefarm.jpg
wythefarm.jpg869 viewsTaken from a 1940s era postcard.
wythemain.jpg
wythemain.jpg869 viewsThis is a view of Main Street from a 1940s era postcard.
wytheville1907.jpg
wytheville1907.jpg867 viewsThis is a 1907 postcard of the Wythe County Court House and surrounding village.
wythebank1929.jpg
wythebank1929.jpg866 viewsThis 1929 postcard of Main Street in Wytheville features the Wythe National Bank.
ivanhoeroad1910.jpg
ivanhoeroad1910.jpg865 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
wythevillemain1908.jpg
wythevillemain1908.jpg859 viewsThis postcard view was captured in 1908.
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100_1814.jpg859 viewsThis log cabin is on the grounds of St. John's Lutheran Church in Wytheville. Photo by Jeff Weaver on October 25, 2006.
anchorandhope.jpg
Fort Chiswell - Anchor and Hope Plantation Marker858 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
wythevillehospital.jpg
Wytheville - Wytheville Hospital858 viewsThis is from a real photo postcard made in the 1930s.
cabbageatrr.jpg
cabbageatrr.jpg855 viewsThis 1930s photo shows cabbage being loaded onto railcars at Rural Retreat, VA. Cabbage were a stapple cash crop at this time.
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