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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
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nrgiles38.jpg1312 viewsPhoto by the Virginia Department of Agriculture 1938.
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Pearisburg - Angel's Rest1032 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the Angel's Rest mountain near Pearisburg.
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narrowsofnewriver.jpg712 viewsThis aerial photograph was made in the 1950s.
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Pearisburg - Panoramic View621 viewsThis 1907 postcard shows the town of Pearisburg and Angel's Rest Mountain.
sinkingcreekbridge.jpg
sinkingcreekbridge.jpg602 viewsOne of the last covered bridges in Virginia is shown in this 1960s postcard.
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egglestonferry1913.jpg601 viewsThis 1913 postcard shows the location of the Old Ferry over New River at Eggleston, VA.
littlefallsonstonycreek.jpg
littlefallsonstonycreek.jpg599 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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gilesch.jpg598 viewsThis is from a 1960s Court House.
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mtnlake~0.jpg588 viewsThis is a view of Mountain Lake from the hotel on the lake shore. Postcard from the 1950s.
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mtnlake.jpg569 viewsThis is a postcard view of Mountain Lake taken in the 1950s.
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Dismal Falls558 views"Dismal Falls" on Dismal Creek, Giles Co., VA. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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narrowsceleneseplant.jpg546 viewsThis is from a mid-20th century postcard.
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