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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 - Wilkes County, NC
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Thomas Caudill House670 viewsThe House of Thomas Caudill, still standing in 2003. Built ca. 1865.
Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Giant Lumber Flume655 viewsThis is the flume of the Giant Lumber Company, which operated near North Wilkesboro in the early 20th century.
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stokesmansion.jpg651 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard (ca. 1915).
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Piney Grove Cemetery645 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Old Double Creek Church633 viewsThis church, of course, is now abandoned. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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moravianfalls.jpg625 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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kenhts.jpg605 viewsKensington Heights, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, ca. 1910.
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Hackett's Mill605 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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toryoak.jpg590 viewsThis post card from the early 20th century shows the famous or infamous Tory Oak in Wilkesboro. This is where Colonel Benjamin Cleveland hung many who disagreed with his political views.
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Hotel Wilkes590 viewsThis is a 1910s view of the lobby of the Hotel Wilkes.
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wilkescampyard.jpg590 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the camp ground for wagons travelling through Wilkesboro.
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Carolina Marble584 viewsUnsure of the date of this piece of ephemera, but probably 1910s.
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