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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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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church861 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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Troutdale- Troutdale Primitive Baptist Church860 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 12, 2006.
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graysonstgalax1913.jpg859 viewsThis image of Galax's Grayson Street is from a 1913 postcard.
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Mouth of Wilson - The Round House859 viewsThis house was built by Dan Idol in 1874. Although called the Round House it is actually octagonal. There was a mini-craze for octagonal houses in the mid-19th century. This is apparently the only one in Grayson County. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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Stevens Creek- Green Door Apartment Store857 viewsGreen Door Apartment Store" (not a typo!), Stevens Creek, Providence Dist. Grayson Co. VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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july2006pic 019.jpg855 viewsPhoto July 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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000_0675.JPG850 viewsphoto by Jeff Weaver, May 2005. This is principally an African American congregation, and member of the New Covenant Baptist Association.
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blueridgeparkwayatgalax.jpg849 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows the Blue Ridge Parkway crossing over Virginia Route 89, 6 miles south of Galax.
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1908 Courthouse845 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, September 2005. You might be interested in the Minutes of the Grayson County, Virginia Confederate Pension Board
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greengable5.jpg844 viewsThis photo is by Scott Trent, 2004.
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highpointacademy.jpg838 viewsThis view of High Point Academy was taken 1900-1910.
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Troutdale - Sunrise Over Troutdale838 viewsSunrise over Troutdale, Virginia (photo taken 7:10 a.m. on Fairwood road) by Jeff Weaver March 12, 2006. It was a very foggy morning.
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