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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
baptistchape1.jpg
baptistchape1.jpg801 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.
newbethel.jpg
newbethel.jpg801 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver September 13, 2006. This church is a member of the Mountain Union Baptist Association.
vc2.jpg
vc2.jpg800 viewsThis school building was built in 1940, and burned in 1968. The school sat on the state line. The center hall way was the stateline.
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Fleetwood - William Howell's gravemarker799 viewsCourtesy o Paul Howell docnpaul@bellsouth.net
idlewildschool.jpg
idlewildschool.jpg798 viewsCourtesy of Bette Nelson
mtviewmeth.jpg
mtviewmeth.jpg798 viewsThis photo is courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
newriverrr.jpg
newriverrr.jpg796 viewsThis 1940s postcard shows the line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad near Warrensville, NC.
newriverbridge.jpg
newriverbridge.jpg794 viewsI think this is a 1930s shot of what is locally called Sheets Bridge, between Jefferson and Glendale Springs.
sturgillfranciscabin.jpg
sturgillfranciscabin.jpg794 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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pics 040.jpg792 viewsPhoto September 13, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1593.jpg791 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
obidsbc.jpg
obidsbc.jpg787 viewsThis photo was made in the early 1970s.
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