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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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ravinebridge.jpg953 viewsThis is a 1930-45 era post card of a bridge on the Boone Trail (Now US 321) between Wilkesboro and Boone.
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wilkesborobeye1913.jpg950 viewsThis view of Wilkesboro is shown in a postally used card from 1913.
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"Snakebite" John Wiles940 viewsHeadstone of "Snakebite" John Wiles (1790-1815). He was buried in the 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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Jacob Estep931 viewsWilkes County, NC.
Stone of my g-g-g-grandfather
Duncan-Estep Cemetery
Jacob Estep (11/16/1792-6/23/1869

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Old Double Creek Church928 viewsThis church, of course, is now abandoned. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Thomas Caudill House917 viewsThe House of Thomas Caudill, still standing in 2003. Built ca. 1865.
Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Giant Lumber Flume912 viewsThis is the flume of the Giant Lumber Company, which operated near North Wilkesboro in the early 20th century.
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wilkesbuscenter.jpg878 viewsThis 1938 postcard shows the downtown area of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
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Piney Grove Cemetery860 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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SamuelJohnsonMonumentonGrizzleTail.jpg860 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
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stokesmansion.jpg856 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard (ca. 1915).
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kenhts.jpg854 viewsKensington Heights, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, ca. 1910.
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