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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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bogtrotters.jpg594 viewsA Galax band. Photo 1937 from the collections of the Library of Congress.
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Independence - Independence United Methodist Church593 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver May 2005.
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Mouth of Wilson - The Round House593 viewsThis house was built by Dan Idol in 1874. Although called the Round House it is actually octagonal. There was a mini-craze for octagonal houses in the mid-19th century. This is apparently the only one in Grayson County. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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graypl.gif589 viewsPrepared by Paul Anderson.
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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery588 viewsImage of Martha Halsey's gravemarker, Courtesy of Misty Martin.
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mouthofwilson.jpg587 viewsTaken from an old real photo postcard, ca. 1910.
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Whitetop - Powers Store583 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.
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Mount Rogers - Bear Hunt582 viewsThis is a circa 1930 bear hunt photo. Courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.net
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Peach Bottom Church (ruines)581 viewsThis is a photo of the ruins of the Peach Bottom Methodist Church. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2005.
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Fox - Primitive Baptist Ministers578 viewsThis group of Primitive Baptist ministers was taken sometime in the 1920s most likely at Fox Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Front row, left to right: Elders Charlie Kilby, Edd Davis, Bob May, Hugh Blevins, George Barker, Bynum H. Blevins, Everett Thompson. Back row, left to right: Lic. David Sulllivan; Elders Banks, Eli Lilly, John Cave; Miller, H. B. Miller, Frazier, and Meadows. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.
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cabin.jpg573 viewsThis photo by Jeff Weaver shows the William Weaver cabin in Grayson Highlands State Park. This photo was taken in the early 1990s.
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elksch.jpg573 viewsThis late 1934 photograph shows the Elk Creek Academy in Grayson County, VA.
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