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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allsaintsch.jpg891 viewsThis photo post card was made in the 1950s/1960s.

wiseman_sview.jpg684 viewsThis is from a circa 1940 postcard.

avery.jpg678 viewsName sake of Avery County, NC

balsam.jpg653 viewsThis view is an early 20th century photograph of a planting of balsam firs near Grandfather Mountain.

linville1915.jpg639 viewsFrom a postally used postcard, dated 1915.

bannerelkfishing.jpg639 viewsThis image was made in 1941 and shows a man fishing in the rapids of the Elk River.

milehighbridge.jpg611 viewsThis is the famous Mile High Swinging Bridge, Grandfather Mountain, NC. An early description of Grandfather Mountain and surrounding areas can be found in Shepherd Dugger's Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain originally published in 1907.

linvillefalls.jpg611 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard.

gracehosp.jpg592 viewsThis image appears to be from the first third of the 20th century.

Linville - Rock House Camp591 viewsThis circa 1940 postcard shows another of the facilities designed to draw those Americans not affected by the Great Depression to the mountains.

crossnoreschool1932.jpg480 viewsThis is a 1932 postcard view of the mission school.

averyfair.jpg476 viewsThis image, courtesy of Julia Kodak Williams shows a hot air ballon at the Avery County fair in 1913.

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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.