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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 - Camp Yonolosse456 viewsThis circa 1915 real photo postcard shows a group of early tourists riding horseback at Camp Yonolosse, near Blowing Rock.
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Blowing Rock- Tweetsie455 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the Golden Nuget Saloon at the Tweetsie Railroad Amusement Park.
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astc1936.jpg451 viewsYhis 1936 postcard shows the campus as it was then. This school is now Appalachian State University.
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Deep Gap - Trinity Baptist Church450 viewsPhoto June 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. Trinity's website may be found here.
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Wataugaacad.jpg449 viewsThis postcard was made very near the year 1900, and shows the Watauga Academy.
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100_1295.jpg448 viewsPhoto March 19, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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blowrock1925.jpg447 viewsThis image was taken from a postcard, circa 1925.
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Howard_sKnob.jpg446 viewsThis photo of Howard's Knob was taken by Lola Kilby in the 1920s. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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loomhouse.jpg444 viewsTaken from a circa 1910 postcard.
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vallecrucisschool.jpg442 viewsThis is the Episcopal Church Mission School at Valle Crucis circa 1910.
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oldmabelmethodist.jpg439 viewsPhoto April 28, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1258.jpg436 viewsPhoto of the ASU mascot Yosef, March 12, 2006, by Jeff Weaver
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