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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 - Giles County, VA
nrgiles38.jpg
nrgiles38.jpg7813 viewsPhoto by the Virginia Department of Agriculture 1938.
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Pearisburg - Angel's Rest1245 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the Angel's Rest mountain near Pearisburg.
narrowsofnewriver.jpg
narrowsofnewriver.jpg989 viewsThis aerial photograph was made in the 1950s.
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Pearisburg - Panoramic View851 viewsThis 1907 postcard shows the town of Pearisburg and Angel's Rest Mountain.
gilesch.jpg
gilesch.jpg846 viewsThis is from a 1960s Court House.
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mtnlake~0.jpg834 viewsThis is a view of Mountain Lake from the hotel on the lake shore. Postcard from the 1950s.
egglestonferry1913.jpg
egglestonferry1913.jpg824 viewsThis 1913 postcard shows the location of the Old Ferry over New River at Eggleston, VA.
littlefallsonstonycreek.jpg
littlefallsonstonycreek.jpg805 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
mtnlake.jpg
mtnlake.jpg779 viewsThis is a postcard view of Mountain Lake taken in the 1950s.
sinkingcreekbridge.jpg
sinkingcreekbridge.jpg776 viewsOne of the last covered bridges in Virginia is shown in this 1960s postcard.
DismalFallsca1984.jpg
Dismal Falls765 viewsAnother view of Dismal Falls by David Arnold taken in 1984. david.arnold@adelphia.net
narrowsceleneseplant.jpg
narrowsceleneseplant.jpg758 viewsThis is from a mid-20th century postcard.
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