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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 - Ashe County, NC People
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gwest.jpg1075 viewsSon of Rush Floyd West and Theodocia Blevins. School teacher, prominent Baptist layman. Lived at Grassy Creek. Married to Hazel Dolinger.
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Weaver, Montgomery Morton1068 viewsBorn June 15, 1906 on Helton, Ashe County, North Carolina. He broke in the major leagues in the 1931 season pitching for the Washington Senators.
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Worth, David1068 viewsThis is an apparent circa 1865 image of David Worth, of Creston, Ashe County, NC who was born in 1801 and died in 1888.
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Weaver, Maxine and Sue Lee Phipps Weaver1068 viewsThis photo dates from the late 1950s.
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Karen Reeves and Bobby Hudler.jpg1067 viewsBobby and Jenny Karen Reeves Hudler circa 1956. Courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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sextongwyn.jpg1063 viewsGwyn Sexton holding Vaughn, Ethel Taylor
Courtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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taylorcarlm.jpg1059 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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oscspen.jpg1056 viewsBaptist Minister, lived at Grassy Creek.
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weaverguida.jpg1052 viewsGuida Rose Weaver is shown here on Helton Creek with her daughter Glenna Fay in 1931, before moving to Pennsylvania. She was married to Worth Weaver, and was the daughter of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram.
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Davis, Cora Ann Seagraves1052 viewsThis 1907 photo shows Cora Ann Seagraves, at age 35, wife of John Franklin Davis, shortly before she moved to Walla Walla, WA. Cora Ann (Seagraves) Davis Born 27 Oct 1872, Grassy Creek, Ashe Co., North Carolina, is the daughter of Lewin Talbot Seagravs Born 25 Dec 1847, Wilkes Co., North Carolina and Jane (McClure) Seagraves Born 1839, Ashe Co., North Carolina. Courtesy of Vale Duane Davis vdavis@ix.netcom.com
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weaverjack.jpg1046 viewsSon of Arthur Fred Weaver and Fannie Blevins Weaver, born 1927, died 2003.
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taylornoahc.jpg1041 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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