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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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bridlecreekbaseball.jpg832 viewsThis circa 1930 photo shows the Bridle Creek baseball team. (Left to right) First row: Johnny Phipps and Alan Kirk; second row: Frank Plummer, ?, Enoch Rutherford, Edward Phipps and Charles Osborne; third row: ?, Tom Cox, Bob Kirk, and Jim Phipps; 4th row; Luehen Halsey, Joe M. Phipps, Clarence Roberts, Cebert Hackler and Bill Phipps; 5th Row (top row) Beale Kirk and L. Jeff Jefferson.
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Baywood - Litrettle Hampton House832 viewsThis old photo is of the home in later years with a number of
additions, smoke house, etc. The core of this home is a log cabin built by Litrell Hampton around 1850. Courtesy of Wade Weekes. weekesh@earthlink.net
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Loggers from Whitetop VA832 viewsThis is a picture my mom had of her father, Roe A Shepherd from Whitetop VA. He is the second man from the left. Does anyone know any of the others?
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friesice.jpg828 viewsThis January 1917 ice flood knocked a bridge off its piers.
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View of the Appalachian Trail near the Grayson Smyth County Line at Route 600828 views
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bournbarn.jpg827 viewsThis barn on the William Bourn Farm has long been reputed to be the site of the first Grayson County Court. A closer reading of the record, however, suggests the first court was in William Bourn's house.
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cabin.jpg827 viewsThis photo by Jeff Weaver shows the William Weaver cabin in Grayson Highlands State Park. This photo was taken in the early 1990s.
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galax1.jpg825 viewsFrom the 1920s or so.
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923.jpg822 viewsThis is a photo of the Wolf Knob School taken in January 1913.
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railfence.jpg821 viewsFrom the Office of War Information Collection at the Library of Congress.
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june2006pic 021.jpg817 viewsPhoto June 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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friesrr1910.jpg816 viewsThis is from a 1910s postcard.
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