Skip to content

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
whitetopff.jpg
whitetopff.jpg759 viewsThis historical marker is located on Route 600 near the summit of Whitetop Mountain. Photo was taken in March 2003 by Jeff Weaver
img_0090.jpg
Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery759 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
100_1387.jpg
Hoffman's Store - Grant756 viewsLocal landmark. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
ugcsch.jpg
ugcsch.jpg752 viewsThis school was located on upper Grassy Creek in Grayson County, Virginia. The Photograph dates from the early 20th century.
pics 084~1.jpg
Haw Orchard - Gravemaker for Enoch Cicero Osborne752 viewsThis gravesite is in the Haw Orchard Cemetery. Uncle Cicero didn't want a "Store bought tombstone." Photo June 13, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
elkcreekfallslower.jpg
Comers Rock - Baker Falls on Elk Creek752 viewsThis photo was shot from the road on March 21, 2008 by Jeff Weaver.
baywood.jpg
Baywood - Baywood School750 viewsThis photograph from the Virginia Department of Public Works dates from the late 1930s, and depicts the Baywood School.
PantherCreek(1)~0.JPG
Panther Creek - Angus Sisters750 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dubfiord. Courtesy of David atnold david-arnold@comcast.net
pics 221.jpg
pics 221.jpg749 viewsThis photo was taken October 8, 2006 at the Whitetop Molasses festival by Jeff Weaver.
pics 042~0.jpg
Saddle Creek - Saddle Creek Primitive Baptist Church748 viewsEstablished in1842, Saddle Creek Primitive Baptist Meeting-house is one of the most recognizable landmarks west of Independence, as it is located on the southside of U.S.58 the main east-west thoroughfare through Grayson County. This style of meeting house with the dual front doors was popular in the late 19th century. Men would enter on one side and women on the other. Photo June 8, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
graysonstreetgalax.jpg
graysonstreetgalax.jpg747 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard of one of the streets in the new town of Galax.
100_1743.jpg
Whitetop - Powers Store747 viewsThis store is located at the intersection of Big Helton Road and U.S. 58 near Mount Rogers Combined School. Photo by Jeff Weaver, October 18, 2006.
631 files on 53 page(s) 19