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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 - Watauga County, NC
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Blowing Rock - Tweetsie Railroad Trestle556 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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wolfden.jpg507 viewsThis is a photo of the Wolf Den in present day Watauga County. This is the location of the Ben Cleveland - William Riddle Affair in the American Revolution.
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100_1296.jpg378 viewsBuilt in the 1840s. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 20, 2006.
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100_1289.jpg373 viewsThis church was built in 1862. Photo by Jeff Weaver March 18, 2006.
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100_1291.jpg357 viewsThis church was established in 1862 and is located on a bluff overlooking the Watauga River near Valle Crucis. Photo March 19, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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Blowing Rock - Rock House349 viewsThis 1912 postcard image sows the Rock House on Yonolosee Road near Blowing Rock.
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winebargermill.jpg345 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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100_1253.jpg343 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 12, 2006.
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100_1293.jpg342 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 19, 2006.
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Deep Gap - The Old Homestead340 viewsFrom a 1969 postcard.
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Blowing Rock - Camp Yonolosse325 viewsThis circa 1915 real photo postcard shows a group of early tourists riding horseback at Camp Yonolosse, near Blowing Rock.
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vallecrucisschool.jpg317 viewsThis is the Episcopal Church Mission School at Valle Crucis circa 1910.
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