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.

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holycross.jpg421 viewsThis is from a 1932 postcard.

mayviewmanor.jpg420 viewsThis is an aerial shot made in the 1940s.

100_1297.jpg418 viewsPhoto March 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver

Blowing Rock - The Palace at Tweetsie417 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the dance hall girls at Tweetsie's "The Palace." On a visit there in the early 1960s one of these girls planted a big old kiss on my Dad causing him no little amount of grief, although he had nothing to do with it.

kingstreet1965.jpg415 viewsThis is a circa 1965 view of King Street facing west.

Blowing Rock - Tweetsie Amusement Park415 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows an overview of the Tweetsie Amusement Park between Boone and Blowing Rock, NC.

dbooneinn.jpg414 viewsThe Daniel Boone Inn was located in the town of Boone. This image is from a mid-20th century post card.

noseendrock.jpg414 viewsFrom a 1940s era linen postcard.

100_1256.jpg413 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 12, 2006.

wataugahouseca1912.jpg412 viewsThis is a circa 1912 postcard of an early tourist home in Blowing Rock.

100_1255.jpg411 viewsAppalachian State University Campus, March 12, 2006.

Blowing Rock - View of Village410 viewsThis view of the village of Blowing Rock was taken from the Moses Cone Estate in 1930.

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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.