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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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Galax - Bird's Eye View of Galax1368 viewsTHis is a 1920s postcard.
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july2006pic 034.jpg1356 viewsThis photo was taken July 22, 2006 and shows the gravemarker for John Letcher Cox.
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halesfalls.jpg1341 viewsFrom a 19th century engraving.
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Grassy Creek - St. John's Lutheran Church1338 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, May 2005.
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creepertrain1919.jpg1335 viewsThis August 1919 photo shows the Virginia Creeper near Whitetop.
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whitetopfestival1933a.jpg1335 viewsThis photo shows some of the estimated 20,000 visitors to this event.
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Whitetop - Whitetop Post Office1321 viewsPhoto May 16, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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Comers Rock - Cornett's Store and Garage1308 viewsCornett's Store & Garage Photo by David Arnold.
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000_0655.JPG1295 viewsPhoto summer 2005 by Jeff Weaver.
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oddfellowswhitetop.jpg1293 viewsThis photo was probably taken in the 1910-1920 time period.
1st Row: Wiley ________; Ephraim Greer; ______ Blevins, ____ T. S_____; H. C. Weaver; Monroe Miller, Shelton Blevins, Marion Sturgill, Cicero Price, Elijh Blevins, Melvin Sturgill, Frank Wells

2nd Row: Johnson Blevins, Vint Sturgill, Dock Price, Nelson Sheets, Conley _____, _______; Howard Weaver, Junior Coles, Dr. Jake Hopkins, Linder Cole; Harrison Powers, Enoch Hart

3rd Row: Howard Price, Billy Kilby, Wiley Carter, Tom Price

Image courtesy of the Grayson County Historical Society, Independence, Virginia

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Comers Rock - Moss Doley House1289 viewsPhoto by David Arnold davod-arnold@comcast.net
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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery1286 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin.
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