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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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Saltville - Cows Grazing627 viewsCOWS GRAZING IN MEADOW BETWEEN WEST MAIN AND THE HOLSTON RIVER WITH LITTLE MOUNTAIN AND CLINCH MOUNTAIN IN BACKGROUND. LIGHT POLE IS STANDING IN THE OLD N&W / OLIN RAILWAY YARD JUST WEST OF THE MEDICAL CENTER.Courtesy oif Don Smith -dsmith1043@comcast.net
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chilhowielumber.jpg626 viewsThis is an early 20th century photo, showing the size of some of the timber in the area at the time.
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1977flood.jpg626 viewsFLOOD OF APRIL 1977. NOTICE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY FOR THE BATTLEGROUND APARTMENTS. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net.

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cattlesmythco.jpg625 viewsThis 1916 photograph shows cattle in Smyth County, VA, presumably in Rich Valley.
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Saltville - Joseph c. Kent625 viewsJOSEPH C. KENT / SALTVILLE'S FIRST CHIEF OF POLICE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Marion - Southwest Virginia State Hospital625 viewsFrom a 1912 postcard.
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swvahospital.jpg623 viewsThis facility for the mentally ill opened in the 1880s. This photo is from the early 20th century.
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Nebo - Old Nebo School621 viewsTHE LATE JIM SNAPP OF GLADE SPRING, VISITING THE OLD NEBO SCHOOL IN SMYTH COUNTY WHERE HIS MOTHER TAUGHT IN THE 1920s.

NOV. 14, 2002 . Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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Allison Gap - Price Mountain621 viewsRidge making ledge of Price Mountain, probably to of Chemung strata, Allison Gap. No date, but circa 1910, Image from the U.S.Geological Survey.
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wellfields2.jpg620 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2003.
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slempcreeklutheran.jpg620 viewsFrom a 1930s photograph.
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NHOLSTON799.jpg620 viewsThis photo was taken in March 1967 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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