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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 - Washington County, VA People
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lester14.jpg623 viewsUriah Lester is in the center left of this image.
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HendersonJohnRosa.jpg620 views This is an enhanced picture of John & Rosa Henderson from Jack Hockett. tlas101@aol.com
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joneswe1o.jpg620 viewsW. E. "Grumble" Jones resided at Glade Spring, VA and was a Bridgadier General in the Confederate States Army.
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HendersonJWarticle.jpg617 viewsCourtesy of Jack Hockett tlas101@aol.com
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Mann, Charles and Julietta Handy615 viewsThis is Charles and Julietta Handy Mann. Julietta was the daughter of John Handy Jr. and Gracie Duval. Charles came to Ashe Co. from Stauton, Va. to Ashe County where he and Juliette were married. Later they moved to Washington County, Va. Courtesy of Mary Blevins. mcblevins@hotmail.com

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lester15.jpg605 viewsWorld War I uniform picture of this Glade Spring, VA native.
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johnsonzeke.jpg605 viewsZEKE JOHNSON...JAN. 2, 1910 - AUG. 27, 2006

ZEKE LIVED IN GLADE SPRING AND WAS A LONG TIME EMPLOYEE OF OLIN MATHIESON IN SALTVILLE. ZEKE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FOUNDING OF THE MT. CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH IN GLADE SPRING.

ZEKE WAS A WELL KNOWN AND POPULAR MAN IN THE GLADE-SALTVILLE AREA. HE WAS A JEWEL.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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lester13.jpg601 viewsFront Mary Folden Lester, Uriah Lester. Back (left to right), Lacy, Cloyd, Denby, Ray, tom, Charles E, and James D. Lester.
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lester12.jpg599 viewsGeorge B. Thomas is shown on the right of this World War I photograph. He was from Glade Spring, VA
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CrosswhiteRachelMoofOliverHockett.jpg598 viewsCourtesy of Jack Hockett tlas101@aol.com
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lester17.jpg592 viewsThis photo is from Glade Spring ca. 1945.
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lester11.jpg591 viewsShe was the daughter of Charles E. Folden, and lived at Glade Spring, VA.
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