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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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100_1892.jpg526 viewsPhoto November 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Fries - 191 Cliff Street526 views101 Cliff St. Fries, VA. Home was reputed to have been built by Western Union as telegraph office. Also reputed to have been first residence built in historic district of Fries.--Photo by David Arnold
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Independence - Grayson County Court House526 viewsThis view of the 1908 Court House is presented in a 1956 postcard.
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fallsoffox~0.jpg525 viewsSummer 2003, by Jeff Weaver
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friesnewriver1922.jpg525 viewsThis is a January 1922 photo showing the New River near Fries, Virginia.
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whitetopmap1913.jpg524 viewsThis map made in 1913 shows the layout of the streets in the proposed Whitetop City.
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Troutdale - Unknown House524 viewsThis house and family are unidentified, but came from a collection of Troutdale area photos. Contact me if you have information jweaver300@aol.com. Thanks. Photo Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Bridle Creek - Bridle Creek Unied Methodist Church524 viewsBridle Creek United Methodist Church, Grayson. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold

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greengable4.jpg523 viewsFormer service station, now a junk yard. Photo by Scott Trent, 2004.
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friesdam.jpg523 viewsPhoto of the dam across New River taken in the 1920s.
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friesdam1907.jpg523 viewsThis is a 1907 postcard view of the Dam across New River at Fries.
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Haw Orchard - Haw Orchard Baptist Church Cemetery523 viewsPhoto October 18, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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