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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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galaxroses.jpg526 viewsThis 1930s shot shows Roses 5&10 cent store.
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shedonspencerbranch.jpg525 viewsThis shed was located on Spencer Branch road just across the Grayson county line from Helton in Ashe County, when this snapshot was taken in June 1978. This construction design is fairly common in this part of Appalachia.
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foxunionchurch.jpg524 viewsThis building, demolished in 1998, housed two congregations, Fox Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church.
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Grayson Highlands State Park - Ponies524 viewsThis September 29, 2007 photo by Jeff Weaver, sh0ws some of the ponies rounded up for the annual horse auction by the Rugby Rescue Squad for their annual fund raiser and to thin the heard that roams the mountains.
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tobaccobarnmofw.jpg523 viewsTypical scene in the fall, tobacco is hung in barns to dry until ready for market.
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100_1826.jpg523 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver Novermber 1, 2006.
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Fox - Fred Phipps' Store523 viewsThis building has not housed a store in a long time, but it was at one time the home of Fred Phipps' store at Fox. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 30, 2007.
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Oldtown - Stoneman, Rheata Gravemarker523 viewsChildren of Earnest V. "Pop" Stoneman and wife Hattie Frost Stoneman, famous Stoneman Family of country music history. Ballard Cemetery, Oldtown Dist. Grayson County, VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net

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hawoch.jpg522 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 1980.
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hotelwaugh.jpg522 viewsTaken from a 1907 postcard
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galaxparade.jpg521 viewsThis is from a 1920s postcard.
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whitoplodge.jpg521 viewsThis is the facility at Whitetop where the famous 1933 music festival was held. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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