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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
conemansion.jpg
conemansion.jpg338 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
houndsears.jpg
houndsears.jpg338 viewsThis is from a 1960s era postcard.
dutchcreekfalls1938.jpg
dutchcreekfalls1938.jpg338 viewsThis is from a 1938 postcard.
boonemountainmotel.jpg
boonemountainmotel.jpg338 viewsThis 1950s postcard depicts the Mountain Motel in Boone. This type of motel was popular in the 1950s and 1960s as more and more families began to travel around the country.
coneestate.jpg
coneestate.jpg337 viewsFrom a 1930-45 era postcard.
100_1299.jpg
100_1299.jpg337 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 20, 2006.
boonepresby.jpg
boonepresby.jpg336 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
grandfather1908.jpg
grandfather1908.jpg334 viewsThis view of Grandfather Mountain from Blowing Rock is taken from a 1906 postcard.
boonegolfcourse.jpg
boonegolfcourse.jpg334 viewsThis 1960s photo shows the Boone Golf Course. Golf has not really caught on with native Appalachian people, but the tourists like it.
asuadmin1950s.jpg
asuadmin1950s.jpg333 viewsThis postcard is from the late 1940s/early 1950s.
boone1stmethodist.jpg
boone1stmethodist.jpg331 viewsThis church, adjacent to the ASU campus, burned in the early 1980s. From a 1930s era postcard.
sunshineinn.jpg
sunshineinn.jpg329 viewsThis is a 1910-20 era postcard.
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