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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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saltville4thjuly.jpg987 viewsThis photo dates from 1890-1910 era, and shows a patriotic event, probably a 4th of July celebration.
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000_0563.jpg987 viewsPhoto June 2004 by Jeff Weaver
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sugargrove.jpg986 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 2003
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Town of Saltville986 viewsThis view of the town of Saltville was taken from the Clark Boundary on October 25, 2009. Photo by Don Smith
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000_0084.jpg984 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 1, 2006.
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greeverhomechil.jpg984 viewsThis 1935 photograph shows the former home of General James S. Greever and Mary Scott Greever.
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band1949.jpg982 viewsLUROY KRUMWIEDE'S FEARLESS FOURTH GRADE TONETTE BAND / SALTVILLE, VA. / 1949

BOTTOM ROW L-R - BILLY JOE HARRIS, DORIS YONTZ, PATSY ARNOLD, RANDOLPH SNEAD, DAVID ARNOLD

MIDDLE ROW - DAVID BRADT, DAVID FARRIS, MELVIN HIGHTOWER, LUROY KRUMWIEDE (OUR DIRECTOR...GO SHAKERS), TROY RECTOR, GENE CAMPBELL, MYRL DUNHAM

TOP ROW - SIDRA COE, JOY SLATE, BEVERLY TUCKER, EVA FRYE, PATSY VERNON, BILLIE WILLIAMS, DORIS AUSTIN.

Couresy of Don Smih dsmih1043@comcast.net
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pics 127.jpg981 viewsThis puppy was photographed at the 2006 Chilhowie Apple Festival. Poor little fellow was plum tuckered out.
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Marion - Lincoln Hotel981 viewsFrom a 1930s postcard. This hotel has recently been renovated as is now known as the General Francis Marion Hotel.
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pics 461.jpg981 viewsThis building houses the extehsion office and classrooms for wythville Community College in Smyth Count7y. Photo by Jeff Weaver, October 8, 2007.
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hungrymotherpark6.jpg979 viewsThis circa 1940 postcard shows canoes and sail boats on Hungry Mother Lake, north of the town of Marion.
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biplanesaltville.jpg977 viewsThis photo dates from the late 1930s.
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