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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
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wmroop.jpg941 viewsCourtesy of Chrissie A. Peters
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100_1579.jpg937 viewsThis house was built in 1940 after an earlier home washed away in the 1940 flood. It has recently been extensively remodeled. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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june2006pic 063.jpg937 viewsPhoto June 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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healingspringsschool.jpg933 viewsCourtey of Bette Nelson
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Todd- general view929 viewsThis is another picture from the 1910's of Todd, NC. Todd Mercantile is in the center, Blackburn's Chapel to its the left, and the Todd General Store and General Store owner's house(the Cook House) to its right. The Dr. Blackburn house is in the top right of the picture. Courtesy of Paul Howellp docnpaul@bellsouth.net
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AlfredHamm68NCInfCSAHeadstone.jpg928 viewsAlfred Ham served in Company L, 58th North Carolina State Troops, Confederate States Army. Courtesy of Chrissie Peters.
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earlsextonstore.jpg926 viewsPhoto courtesy of Heather Sexton
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100_1785.jpg923 viewsPhoto October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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lansing45annouce.jpg921 viewsCourtesy of J. B. Sergeant.
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Chestnut Hill - Hash Cabin921 viewsThis sketch by Bill Caldwell shows the cabin of John and Sarah Hahs at Chestnut Hill. The older portion was probably built by either Greenberry Phipps or Edward Weaver.
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bluffmtn.jpg920 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard
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ashleychapelmeth.jpg914 viewsLocated near Lansing, Ashe County, NC. Organized about 1830, closed in 1985.
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