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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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mayviewmanor~0.jpg308 viewsThis is from a 1930-45 era postcard.
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pics 097.jpg308 viewsPhoto Spring 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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greenpark.jpg305 viewsThis image from the early 20th century is taken from an old postcard.
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boone1930.jpg305 viewsThis view of Boone is taken from a 1930s era postcard.
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taterhillnite1940.jpg302 viewsThis is from a circa 1940 postcard.
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blowingrockca1900.jpg300 viewsThis real photograph postcard dates from about 1900.
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Blwong Rock - Lake on the Cone Estate300 viewsPostmarked August `1930, this postcard shows the lake on the Moses Cone Estate near Blowing Rock.
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tweetsie.jpg297 viewsTheme park near Blowing Rock using the old East Tennessee and Western North Carolina railroad equipment. The ET&WNC is locally known as the "Eat Taters and Wear No Clothes Railroad"
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100_1255.jpg296 viewsAppalachian State University Campus, March 12, 2006.
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Boone - Bird's Eye View296 viewsThis is a hand water-colored postcard showing Boone and Howards Knob, executed about 1910.
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appstjpg.jpg295 viewsFrom a mid-20th century postcard.
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noseendrock.jpg295 viewsFrom a 1940s era linen postcard.
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