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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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johnhhashgrave.jpg1065 viewsThis cemetery plot is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Chrissie Anderson Peters.
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100_1775.jpg1054 viewsPhoto October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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jfsextonhome.jpg1053 viewsPhoto courtesy of Heather Sexton.
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baptistchapelcem.jpg1052 viewsThis is a general view of the cemetery at Baptist Chapel Church. The stone in the foreground is for Alice P. Phipps. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 1978,
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ashehospital.jpg1048 viewsThis is a view of the Old Ashe County Memorial Hospital. This building was built by the WPA in 1939-40. It opened in 1941. The hospital moved to newer facilities in the 1970s, and this building houses county offices.
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Fleetwood = Amos Howell's grave marker1043 viewsThis photo is of Amos and Rhoda Edwards Howell's graves in Fleetwood, NC. Amos is son of William and Sarah Howell and Rhoda is daughter of Sterling and Salina Cobb Edwards. Courtesy of Paul Howelldocnpaul@bellsouth.net
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100_1594.jpg1042 viewsThis church occupies the same location was the Presbyterian Church which was reported here in 1773. A Primitive Baptist Church also occupied this spot from the early 1800s until about 1900, when this building was constructed. Photo April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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ashefair1911.jpg1040 viewsTaken from a 1911 photographic postcard.
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West Jefferson - Greetings Postcard1040 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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hashcabin1.jpg1037 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2003.
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jassextonhomeview.jpg1030 viewsView from James Sexton's Home (Heather Sexton Photo)
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cardparty.jpg1028 viewsThese are Helton area young folks enjoying a card party some time around 1915. They are identified on the back of the photo as (l-r) Lettie Wagoner, Nona Kirby, Russ Kirby holding Ruth Jones, Raymond Weaver, Robert Weaver, Carl Pennington, and Avery Elliot. Carl Pennington, my great-uncle, died in training at Fort Jackson in 1918. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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