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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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000_0687.JPG814 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2005.
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va_saltville1.jpg812 viewsThe town's golf course is seen here in a 1930s era postcard.
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SALTKETTLE1972001.jpg811 viewsFROM LEFT...LEIGH ELLEN HELTON, ROY ANDERSON, AND BECKY RHODES PERFORMING AT R. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1972

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Dpn Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltvo;;e - Well Fields811 viewsWELL FIELDS AND TOWN. SALTVILLE, VA.

SEPTEMBER 7, 1969. 135MM TELE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - St.Paul's Choir810 viewsfrom the John Porter collection.
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June6789041.jpg809 viewsThis photo is by Don Smith dsmih1043@comcast.net and was taken in June 1967. One can note the old Mathieson Company Store in the background.
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EASY_ST_BEN_1963068.jpg808 viewsThis photo was taken June 8, 1963. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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groseclose1909.jpg808 viewsThis view of Groseclose was made circa 1909.
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salthouse1.jpg808 viewsA CLOSER LOOK AT THE OLD SALT HOUSE BUILDING.

OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE. THE SALT HOUSE WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS. AFTER IT WAS NO LONGER USED FOR THAT THE TOP FLOOR BECAME THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 OF SALTVILLE FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MEETING HALL WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949.

THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON CHEMICALS.

IN MARCH OF 1965...SHORTLY AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS MADE, THE OLD SALT HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN. IT WAS LOCATED ON WEST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Willys Knight Car on the 4th of July808 viewsJULY 4th IN SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1925



THE CAR IS A 1924 WILLYS KNIGHT COUNTRY CLUB (DELUXE TOURING.)

THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT A JULY 4th CELEBRATION IN SALTVILLE, VA. CIRCA 1925.

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IS IN THE BACKGROUND.

WILLYS KNIGHT WAS MANUFACTURED BY OVERLAND FROM 1914 TO 1933.

THE CAR WAS OWNED BY JOHN CAMPBELL WHO LIVED ON EASY STREET.

THE YOUNG LADY DRIVING IS IRENE ROGERS WHO ALSO LIVED ON EASY STREET.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS UNKNOWN BUT WAS PROBABLY C. L. TOTTEN, TOM TOTTEN'S DAD, WHO HAD A PHOTO SHOP ACROSS THE STREET AT THE TIME. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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Saltville - Tumbling Creek Falls808 viewsThis is another of the many water falls on Tumbling Creek, near Saltville, Virginia. Photo July 15, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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6870AND71122.jpg807 viewsR. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL SHAKER BAND / SOUTHEASTERN BAND FESTIVAL / BRISTOL, VA.-TN. / OCT. 1968. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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