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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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Chilhowie - Chilhowie United Methodist Church731 viewsThis is Chilhowie United Methodist Church during a snow storn. Photo by Jeff Weaver about 9 a.m., February 11, 2006.
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000_0017.jpg730 viewsLocated on Lee Highway, (US 11) in Chilhowie, Virginia. Photo by Jeff Weaver, February 2006.
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000_0729.JPG730 viewsThis is an overlook of the scene of the principal battle of Saltville, October 2, 1864. Note the earthworks at the edge of the tree line about middle of the image. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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JUNE182006DRAGCAR1963469.jpg730 viewsBILL JOE NUNN RACING TEAM / SEPTEMBER 1963
FROM LEFT...FRONT...HOWARD MALOYED AND BILL JOE NUNN
FROM LEFT...IN CAR...BILL DEBORD AND KEN WOODARD Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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SEPT6BEN888.jpg730 viewsPICTURE WAS TAKEN ON THE TRACK FIELD BEHIND THE HIGH SCHOOL IN FEBRUARY OF 1968... NOT LONG BEFORE THE BUCKET LINE WAS CLOSED AND THE LIMESTONE HAULED FROM THE QUARRY IN BIG GREEN TRUCKS. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Madam Russell Methodist Church Men's Bible Class730 viewsThis photo dates to circa 1928. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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tottenchester.jpg729 viewsTHIS IS CHESTER TOTTEN CRUISING THE PARKING LOT IN HIS PINK AND CREAM '59 LINCOLN CONVERTIBLE IN MARCH OF 1963.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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0SSIE ROBERTS AND ED DELP AND L.W.FRYE728 viewsSOME GOOD...VERY GOOD... LOCAL PERFORMERS AT A HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL AT R. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE EARLY 70s.

L-R-OSSIE ROBERTS, ED DELP, AND L. W. FRYE.

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO, Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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saltvilletrestle.jpg727 viewsThis view is from a 1900-1920 era postcard.
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Saltville - Cruise In727 viewsOLD CARS...MOONLIGHT...ROCK AND ROLL...DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS

BUCK'S DRIVE IN...SALTVILLE, VA....AUGUST 5, 2006 . Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Homecoming 1966727 viewsBOBBY ALLISON AND HIS SEA GREEN KARMANN GHIA / HOMECOMING / SALTVILLE, VA. / OCTOBER 1966

Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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wellfields31965.jpg726 viewsBARN AT LEFT WOULD BECOME THE SALT KETTLE THEATRE IN 1973. BUILDING BEING RAZED IS AN OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE. IT WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS WHEN IT WAS A SALT HOUSE. WHEN IT WAS NO LONGER USED AS A SALT HOUSE, THE TOP FLOOR SERVED AS THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MASONIC LODGE WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949. THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON.

THE BUILDING AT RIGHT IS THE OLD AXTON CROSS LOADING TERMINAL.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comast.net
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