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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
smootandsonstannery.jpg
smootandsonstannery.jpg512 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
wilkesboromain1924.jpg
wilkesboromain1924.jpg511 viewsMain Street Wilkesboro, North Carolina ca. 1924
PineyGrove2.jpg
PineyGrove2.jpg511 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
ravinebridge.jpg
ravinebridge.jpg509 viewsThis is a 1930-45 era post card of a bridge on the Boone Trail (Now US 321) between Wilkesboro and Boone.
bankofnwilkes.jpg
Bank of N, Wilkes499 viewsThis linen era postcard is from the 1930-45 period.
PineyGroveCemetery2.jpg
PineyGroveCemetery2.jpg497 viewscourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
wilkesborobeye1913.jpg
wilkesborobeye1913.jpg493 viewsThis view of Wilkesboro is shown in a postally used card from 1913.
cascade2.jpg
cascade2.jpg492 viewsThe Cascades are located off the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Wilkes County, near the Ashe County line. Photo by Jeff Weaver 1990.
wilkeshs1911.jpg
wilkeshs1911.jpg488 viewsThis postcard was used in 1911.
wilkes2.jpg
wilkes2.jpg486 viewsNight-Time Scene, Yadkin River Bridge, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. This postcard view is from 1930-45.
wilkesbororr.jpg
wilkesbororr.jpg482 viewsThis scene of the railroad is just east of Wilkesboro. This photo postcard is circa. 1910
wilkesborodepot~0.jpg
wilkesborodepot~0.jpg480 viewsThis linen post card dates from the first third of the 20th century.
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