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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 - Smyth County, VA
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townparking476.jpg777 viewsCONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWN PARKING LOT / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1976. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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000_0051.jpg775 viewsGeneral view of the newer part of Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, Virginia.
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MGSWORKERS21968001.jpg775 viewsTHE LAST EMPLOYEES OF THE MATHIESON GENERAL STORE IN SALTVILLE, VA. BEFORE IT CLOSED IN 1968.

L-R- CLAUDE CUDDY, RICHARD NUTTER, EVELYN VENABLE, HUBERT VENABLE, ARCH HARPER, BRUCE WIMMER, AND EARL ANDERSON

Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Walker Mountain774 viewsSharp wooded hills of Walker Mountain (looking southwest from C 30). Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Saltville - Emory Gap Road773 viewsEmory Gap road through Walker Mountain. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Saltville - May Day771 viewsMAY DAY CELEBRATION / SALTVILLE, VA. SCHOOLS / MID 1940s. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Konnarock - View of Whitetop from Konnarock770 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1970s and shows Whitetop Mountain living up to its name.
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victorytheater.jpg768 viewsThe Victory Theater, located at the corner of Main Street and Palmer Avenue in Saltville is seen in this circa. 1925 photograph. Courtesy of the Museum of the Middle Appalachians.
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maw1905.jpg767 viewsThis 1905 photo is described as a "General view of salt wells and valley at Saltville."
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Saltville - Mathieson Alkali Works766 viewsThis John Porter Photo from the late 1930s shows some of the equipment used in the Mathieson Alkali Works.
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buchananbrosfarm.jpg765 viewsBUCHANAN BROTHERS FARM / BLACK HILL / SMYTH COUNTY, VA. / SEPTEMBER 1963 / LEM. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Log Church762 viewsphoto taken morning Feb. 17, 2006 by Ric Sheets.
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