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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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baptistchape1.jpg626 viewsThis is a detail of one side of Baptist Chapel Church, organized in 1842, before it was covered over with vinyl siding and ruined the ambiance of the place. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 1978.
idlewildschool.jpg
idlewildschool.jpg624 viewsCourtesy of Bette Nelson
sturgillfranciscabin.jpg
sturgillfranciscabin.jpg624 viewsThis photo made in the late 1970s shows the cabin of Francis Sturgill, Jr. and Phebe Weaver Sturgill. It is located on Helton Creek, about a quarter mile from the Virginia line in Ashe County, NC. Francis Sturgill (1782-1842) was the son of Francis Sturgill, Sr. and Rebecca Hash. Phebe Weaver 1783-1855 was the daughter of William Weaver, Sr. and his first wife, who was a daughter of Moses McDaniel.
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bluffmtn.jpg623 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard
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icerock.jpg623 viewsThis is a 1940s era linen postcard showing the Ice Rock alongside the Blue Ridge Parkway in Ashe County, NC.
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Glendale Springs - Memorial Marker at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church623 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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Warrensville - Warrensville United Methodist Church623 viewsPhoto April 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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100_1776.jpg622 viewsPhoto October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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gcbc.jpg621 viewsThis photograph is from 1971 or 1972.
heltonwm.jpg
heltonwm.jpg621 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 1978
jassextonhomeview.jpg
jassextonhomeview.jpg619 viewsView from James Sexton's Home (Heather Sexton Photo)
jfsextonhome.jpg
jfsextonhome.jpg618 viewsPhoto courtesy of Heather Sexton.
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