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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 - Tazewell County, VA
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pocamine1908.jpg355 viewsThis 1908 postcard shows the entry way for a mine in Pocahontas, Virginia.
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tazewellmain1907.jpg353 viewsThis view of Main Street was taken in 1907. Compare to the 1957 view.
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pocahontasmine.jpg351 viewsThis is a 1930-45 view of the entrance to the exhibition coal mine at Pocahontas, Virginia.
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richlandsfishing.jpg347 viewsThis postcard was created circa. 1910
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tannersville101963.jpg343 viewsTHIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN FROM HWY 16 ON BRUSHY MOUNTAIN LOOKING NORTHEAST INTO THE ROARING FORK AREA OF THE JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST. THIS IS THE NORTHEAST END OF THE SAME VALLEY THAT HOLDS TANNERSVILLE. This image was made October 1963 by Dom Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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tazewellmain1926.jpg342 viewsThis is a 1926 view of Tazewell's Main Street.
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pics 075.jpg342 viewsThis is Laurel Gap Mountain. Photo September 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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brittsrestaurant.jpg340 viewsPhoto from 1960s postcard.
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richlandspasture1937.jpg340 viewsThis 1937 postcard shows some of the blue-grass pasture land available 70 years ago.
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Tazewell - Schools and Church335 viewsThis is from a 1930s era linen postcard.
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pics 081.jpg332 viewsWitten's Fort is located adjacent to the Crab Orchard Museum west of Tazewell, VA. Photo September 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Tazewell - Tazewell Methodist Episcopal Church332 viewsThis is from an early 1930s linen postcard.
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