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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 - Grayson County and City of Galax, VA
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Independence - Grayson County High School928 viewsThis is a 1960s aerial view of the Grayson County High School.
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whitoplodge.jpg925 viewsThis is the facility at Whitetop where the famous 1933 music festival was held. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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Fox - Fox Creek Primitive Baptist Church924 viewsThis image is taken from the historical marker at this site near the intersection of U.S. 58 and Fox Creek Road.
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Fox - Primitive Baptist Ministers923 viewsThis group of Primitive Baptist ministers was taken sometime in the 1920s most likely at Fox Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Front row, left to right: Elders Charlie Kilby, Edd Davis, Bob May, Hugh Blevins, George Barker, Bynum H. Blevins, Everett Thompson. Back row, left to right: Lic. David Sulllivan; Elders Banks, Eli Lilly, John Cave; Miller, H. B. Miller, Frazier, and Meadows. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.
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friesrrbridge1922.jpg921 viewsThis is a January 1922 photo showing the Norfolk and Western Railroad Bridge over New River near Fries.
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Galax - Harris Hotel915 viewsGranny Harris, Onnie Allred, Nettie [Allred] Marshall and Lee, Grace Harris, Mrs. Saunders Moore, E.M. Davis, John B and Jake

Also, written there is this note: "Harris Hotel, Galax Virginia--1917"

Also this note: "Building in background Luke Biships Livery Stable."

This should be Lute Bishop I believe.

The photo is not the best quality. Still, I thought it might be of interest to you. Nettie was the daughter of Thomas C. Allred and Julina Frost. Thomas was the son of Suttle, also written Settle, Allred whose wife was Eliza Belton. Suttle was the son of Jesse Allred of Randolph County, NC whose wife was Alcey York.

Julina Frost was the daughter of Stephen F. Frost a Civil war veteran from Carroll. I have a short note about him below. Stephen descends from the Revolutionary War soldier John Frost who is buried in the Frost cemetery in Carroll. I have a photograph of Stephen F. Frost, but it needs to be restored.

Courtesy of Mike Marshall Summerfield, NC mmarshall13@triad.rr.com

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july2006pic 029.jpg912 viewsThis photo was taken July 22, 2006. It shows the second half of the names of those believed to be buried in this cemetery. Double Click on the image to enlarge to read the names.
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wolfknobgroup1.jpg911 viewsThis group of young people posed for this photo near Wolf Knob circa 1915.
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Galax - Blue Ridge Music Center908 viewsLocated at Milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, this photo was taken May 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. Click here for their website.
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courthouse.jpg898 viewsThis is a general view of the 1908 Grayson County Court House, Independence, Virginia.
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bridleckboardinghouse.jpg898 viewsThis image was made circa. 1900. Courtesy of the Grayson County Historical Society, Independence, Virginia.
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Mouth of Wilson - Barn on a Hill896 viewsFolk memories of Ireland? Photo by Jeff Weaver June 2007.
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