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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 - Wythe County, VA People
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johnsonrp.jpg296 viewsWytheville manufacturer, R. P. Johnson is shown in this 1922 photograph. His company, styled Foote & Johnson made wagons, carts and other heavy farm machinery. He was born November 22, 1854, and was the son of john L. Johnson and grandson of Paulser Johnson.
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EphraimCopenhaver.jpg286 viewsEphraim Copenhaver, born 1823, died 1898, married to Regina Phillippi. He was the son of John Copenhaver and Rebecca Kegley. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net



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grahamjohnt.jpg285 viewsPhysician, and delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates from Wythe County, VA. Son of Thompson Sayers Graham on May 18, 1864 in Draper Valley, Pulaski County, VA. Photo ca. 1922.
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gayPorter2.jpg284 viewsGay King Porter (born 1878, died 1965), daughter of Harvey W. King and Amanda Copenhaver. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net

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davidreedPorter.jpg269 viewsDavid Reed Porter (born 1878, died 1925). Son of David Hounshell Porter and Nancy Rosenbaum. He served in the Spanish American War. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net


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whitmanja.jpg263 viewsBorn in Cripple Creek Valley April 29, 1869, son of Andrew Clay Whitman, grandson of David Whitman. J. A. Whitman was the publisher of the Southwest Virginia Enterprise, a newspaper.
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heuserhm.jpg262 viewsBorn Feb. 28, 1867, in Wytheville, Virginia, son of Guido A. Heuser. Attorney at Wytheville. Photo from 1929.
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brownlow.jpg251 viewsNative of Wythe County, Virginia, Parson Brownlow made his mark on history as firely abolitionist Methodist minister in Knoxville, Tennessee; and reconstruction governor of Tennessee.
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