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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_1475.jpg698 viewsThis photo shows Grayson county Historical Society President Lou Kurtz digging searching for grave markers in what is reported to be the site of the grave of a Tory hung in 1780.
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Comers Rock - Comers Rock Post Office697 viewsComer's Rock Post Office. Historical P.O. was center for Elk Creek postal services. Photo by David Arnold.
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spring valley - William Bourne House694 viewsThis is the present incarnation of the historic William Bourne home, a.k.a. "Rosie's Cabin" where the first session of the Grayson County Court was held. Photo by David Arnold.
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Independence - Independence United Methodist Church693 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver May 2005.
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unknowngroup.jpg692 viewsThis photo, futher unidentified, come courtesy of Bryan Spencer.
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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery692 viewsImage of Martha Halsey's gravemarker, Courtesy of Misty Martin.
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100_1264.jpg691 viewsThis roadside view was taken in the Jefferson National forest, near Fairwood, Grayson County, Virginia, March 12, 2006.
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Mouth of Wilson - Halsey's Ferry690 viewsThis late 1940s photo shows Halsey's Ferry across the New River near where the bridge taking Route 93 from Mouth of Wilson to Piney Creek now stands.
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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery690 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin.
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GHS class of 1930.jpg689 viewsCourtesy of Judy Alley
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beulahchurch.jpg689 viewsOldtown District, Grayson Co. across river from Town of Fries. Courtesy of David Arnold .david.arnold@adelphia.net.
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Whitetop - Powers Store686 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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