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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 House773 viewsThe House of Thomas Caudill, still standing in 2003. Built ca. 1865.
Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Holloway Cemetery763 viewsThe Holloway Cemetery, located deep in the woods on Wiles Ridge, near Traphill. Picture taken in 2000. Courtesy of Jason Duncan jmduncan@statesville.net.
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stokesmansion.jpg732 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard (ca. 1915).
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Piney Grove Cemetery730 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Giant Lumber Flume730 viewsThis is the flume of the Giant Lumber Company, which operated near North Wilkesboro in the early 20th century.
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Old Double Creek Church715 viewsThis church, of course, is now abandoned. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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moravianfalls.jpg703 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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kenhts.jpg693 viewsKensington Heights, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, ca. 1910.
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toryoak.jpg688 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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Hackett's Mill688 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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Hotel Wilkes687 viewsThis is a 1910s view of the lobby of the Hotel Wilkes.
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Carolina Marble669 viewsUnsure of the date of this piece of ephemera, but probably 1910s.
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