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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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mtrogersexplorer.jpg637 viewsThis photo by Greear Studios shows a child exploring the "wilds" of Mount Rogers in the 1960s. You may explore Mount Roger's Geological History at the Radford University's Virtual Field Trip website.
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Rocky Hollow School 1910635 viewsCourtesy of Dean Adams, Chilhowie, VA.
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Whitetop - Mount Rogers School635 viewsPhoto October 18, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Oldtown - Gravemarker for Irma Frost Smith635 viewsMonument for Irma Frost-Smith referred to by Roni Stoneman in her book Pressing On, chapter Two--A Classy Person: Aunt Jack, p.13.
Ballard Cemetery, Oldtown District, Grayson County, VA.
Photo-David Arnold. [email]david=arnold@comcast.net[/email]
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feesridge1.jpg634 viewsThis is the general view from the top of Fees Ridge, Grayson County, VA. Photo by Jeff Weaver 1978.
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burleygrayson38.jpg634 viewsPhoto 1938 by the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
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blackrockmotel~0.jpg633 viewsThis ca. 1950 postcard shows the Black Motel just north of Independence on U.S. 21. This is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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Rocky Hollow - Rocky Hollow Road633 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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galaxmainst1907.jpg632 viewsFrom a real-photo postcard dated 1907
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june2006pic 025.jpg631 viewsPhoto June 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. This building is no longer used for a school, and is now a community center.
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fallsoffox3.jpg630 viewsNear Troutdale, Summer 2003, by Jeff Weaver
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galaxmain1910.jpg630 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard depicting Main Street. Courtesy of Wade Weekes.
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