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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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june2006pic 041.jpg1130 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 10, 2006. The site of the original cabin was probably in the midground tree line.
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Comers Rock - Central Methodist Church1128 viewsPhoto March 21, 2008 by Jeff Weaver and David Arnold.
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baldwinwmhome.jpg1126 viewsCourtesy of Irene Baldwin
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foxbaseball1914.jpg1115 viewsThis is a 1914 photo of the Fox Creek Baseball team. In the days before Television, many rural communites fielded teams to compete against those in neighboring areas.
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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery1113 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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youngschapch.jpg1112 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver 2004. This congregation was founded in 1845 and is co-located with the campus of the Oak Hill Academy.
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Gold Hill - Making Hay1111 viewsAnother shot of hay operations at Gold Hill. Cattle raising is still an important agricultural pursuit in the New River valley. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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Independence - Old Tool Display1096 viewsThis photo was taken at the 1908 Grayson County Court House on May 11, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Bridle Creek - Bridle Creek Elementary School1094 viewsOriginal Bridle Creek School, Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold
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blizzardhole.jpg1092 viewsOnce famous swimming hole on Elk Creek. This photo is from the early 1960s.
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whitetopcreek.jpg1089 viewsFrom a 1929 photograph
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Gold Hill - Gold Hill Baptist Church1088 viewsThis is a relatively new meeting house for this congregation. A photo of the old building maybe found elsewhere on this website. Click here for a survey of the New Gold Hill Cemetery Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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