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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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100_1253.jpg527 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 12, 2006.
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100_1293.jpg522 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 19, 2006.
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sunsetbrhiway.jpg516 viewsThis 1930s era postcard shows sunset on the Blowing Rock Highway.
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blowingrockbaptist.jpg515 viewsThis is from a linen era postcard (1930-45).
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Blowing Rock - Camp Yonolosse514 viewsThis circa 1915 real photo postcard shows a group of early tourists riding horseback at Camp Yonolosse, near Blowing Rock.
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asuhospital.jpg513 viewsThis postcard dates from circa. 1945.
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galaxatblowingrock.jpg509 viewsThis is from an early 1900s postcard.
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Blowing Rock - Horse Show509 viewsThis image of the annual Blowing Rock horse show is from 1959.
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mayviewmanor.jpg508 viewsThis is an aerial shot made in the 1940s.
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Wataugaacad.jpg508 viewsThis postcard was made very near the year 1900, and shows the Watauga Academy.
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asuscience.jpg505 viewsThis postcard is from the 1930-45 linen era. This was the science building on the campus of what was then known as Appalachian State Teacher's College.
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tweetsie.jpg504 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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