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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 People
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399.jpg1109 viewsThis picture was taken on Middle Fork of Helton Creek, near Whitetop in the late summer of 1924.
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coxrose.jpg1109 viewsRose Imogene Cox and Roald Bayse Cox, children of Joe Catron and Ollie Imogene Spencer Cox. The picture was made in 1930. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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blankenshipnancyweaver.jpg1083 viewsBorn June 11, 1857 on Fees Ridge to Andrew Weaver and Malinda Weaver. Married James Andrew Blankenship in Ashe County, NC on March 10, 1873, and then moved to Mercer County, WV. Buried in the Cline Cemetery, Spanishburg, WV. Photo Courtesy of Walt Blankenship poochietex@yahoo.com
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148lantaersadell.jpg1079 viewsThey were daughters of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram. Lanta lived on Helton Creek, Ersa Dell Gamble lived in Chester County, PA. This photo was taken at their father's home on Wolf Knob, Grayson County, Virginia on July 4, 1952.
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cicerokilbyfam.jpg1069 viewsCourtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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197.jpg1064 viewsThese are the children of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram Sturgill. This photo was taken August 1958 when visiting nephew Clarence Weaver in Statesville, NC. Left to right, Bill Sturgill, Marvin Spencer, Ersa Dell Sturgill Gamble, Cora Sturgill Frazier, Lanta Sturgill Spencer and Themla Spencer McCraw.
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baldwinwm3.jpg1057 viewsCourtesy of Irene Baldwin.
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831.jpg1057 viewsThis photograph was made ca. 1918 at Wolf Knob, Grayson County, VA.
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baldwinwm2.jpg1045 viewsCourtesy of Irene Baldwin.
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909.jpg1005 viewsDaughter of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps.
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amandacoomes.jpg991 viewsCourtesy of Patience Northern.
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alf_bett.jpg986 viewsAlfred Sheffy Mallory and his wife Bettie Hale, these are Etta Mallory's parents. Alf b 12 Nov 1842 d 27 Jan 1903, War Between States Veteran, Bettie b 11 Mar 1846 d 06 Aug 1921. Photo courtesy of Terry Porter.

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