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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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SEPT21MISC971.jpg742 viewsMAY 1973...FIRST AVENUE AT TOP LEFT...SHAKER LANE IN FRONT OF SCHOOL...PALMER AT LOWER RIGHT

THE SWIMMING POOL WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND NOTE THE POND WHERE GLOBAL CONTACT IS NOW LOCATED. courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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Saltville - Well Fields740 viewsFROM DECEMBER 1963...THE PONDS ARE FULL. LAKE DRIVE IS UNDER WATER IN PLACES AND THE PONDS APPEAR TO BE PARTIALLY FROZEN.

MYRL DUNHAM PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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Saltville - Well Fields740 viewsThis is a circa 1915 color postcard of the well fields in Saltville.
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Saltville - Golf Course739 viewsMOST OF THE ROW OF SILVER POPLARS THAT STOOD BESIDE NO. 3 FAIRWAY AND PALMER AVENUE HAD DIED AND HAD TO BE CUT. THESE TREES WERE ABOUT 65 YEARS OLD. THEY WERE CUT MARCH 29, 2007.

THEY CAN BE SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE PICTURE OF ONE OF THE LAST WELL HOUSES TAKEN IN 1967 WHICH IS ON THIS SITE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Chilhwie - H. L. Bonham House739 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, May 16, 2007.
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Saltville March 1964738 viewsThis March 1964 photo shot looking east from Main Street, shows the company store in the center of the shot (red building), the train depot slightly to the left, and the bank further to the left. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - 4th of Juky?738 viewsM. S. DUNHAM CAR / WEST MAIN ST. IN FRONT OF THE 1905 SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL / JULY 4th, 1918

HIS GRANDSON, MYRL, STILL HAS THE BUNTING THAT IS DRAPED OVER THE AUTOMOBILE IN THE PICTURE. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1-43@comcast.net
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homecoming1966.jpg735 viewsFROM LEFT...JEANNIE BRANNON, JANET WERTZ, AND SARAH GROSS...HOMECOMING...OCTOBER 1966.... Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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cannon.jpg733 viewsTHIS IS WHERE THE CANNON ON THE TOWN HALL LAWN USED TO BE. IT WAS MOVED WHEN OLIN BUILT THE COMPUTER CENTER WHICH NOW HOUSES THE BANK OF MARION. THE MOVE TOOK PLACE IN JUNE OF 1967. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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grosecloserr.jpg732 viewsThe particulars about this photo have been lost except for the location. It appears to be from the late 19th century, and probably came from Tom Totten's collection. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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wellfieldscrew1915.jpg731 viewsWELL FIELDS WORK CREW / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1915. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Beaver Creek Flood of 1972731 viewsBEAVER CREEK AT FLOOD / NEAR SALTVILLE, VA. / DECEMBER 1972. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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