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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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galax1907.jpg500 viewsFrom a real-photo postcard, dated 1907.
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Fries - Propane Explosion500 viewsFries Propane Explosion, December 10, 2007, around 5:00p.m. Iva Lee Stanley/Martin and daughter Mary Kay Martin/Leonard died as a result of injuries sustained in explosion. Three others injured, two businesses destroyed. Fries Fire Department receives damage. David Arnold & Shawn Dunford photographers. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnod@comcast.net
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Baywood - Litrettle Hampton House499 viewsThis old photo is of the home in later years with a number of
additions, smoke house, etc. The core of this home is a log cabin built by Litrell Hampton around 1850. Courtesy of Wade Weekes. weekesh@earthlink.net
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galax4.jpg497 viewsFrom an old real-photo postcard.
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roosevelteleanor.jpg497 viewsThis photo shows Eleanor Roosevelt and musicians at the 1933 Whitetop Music Festival.
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dinnerongrounds.jpg496 viewsThis image shows part of the dinner on the grounds at Haw Orchard cemetery decoration, August 13, 1978, Photo by Jeff Weaver
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weavercmcabin.jpg495 viewsThis photo was taken in June 1978 by Jeff Weaver.
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Comers Rock - Victorian Home495 viewsThis once elegant Victorian Home is located in downtown Comers Rock. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 21, 2008.
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100_1885.jpg494 viewsPhoto November 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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apptrail2.jpg493 viewsThis marker is located on Route 600, near the Grayson/Smyth County line. Photo March 2003 by Jeff Weaver
whitetopstation.jpg
whitetopstation.jpg492 viewsPhoto from the early 20th century, perhaps as early as 1913.
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galax1.jpg491 viewsFrom the 1920s or so.
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