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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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wellfields2.jpg716 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2003.
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000_0763.JPG716 viewsTaken by Jeff Weaver, September 2005
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saltvilleproducts.jpg716 viewsThis image appeared in the 1922 Alkalie with the caption "Saltville Products Both."
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FLATTOP009.jpg716 viewsLOOKING WEST FROM THE WHITE ROCKS ON FLAT TOP MT. NEAR SALTVILLE, VA. / NOVEMBER 26, 2006. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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EastMainandEasy-April15,2006-Cropped.jpg715 viewsThis Don Smith Photo taken April 15, 2006 shows the neighborhood between East Main Street and Easy Street between 2nd Avenue and Highway 107.
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JUNE182006DRAGCAR1963461.jpg715 viewsJOE LEWIS OF PLASTERCO...CRUISING TOWN IN HIS '37 PACKARD ON A WARM LATE SUMMER DAY IN EARLY SEPTEMBER OF 1963.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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tankcars1942.jpg715 viewsThis 1941-42 photo shows tank cars being loaded at the Mathieson Alkali Works in Saltville.
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FLATTOP072.jpg715 viewsLOOKING EAST FROM FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN. THE 765 kV LINE NEAR THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN IS COMING FROM BROADFORD HEADED TO CARBO IN RUSSELL COUNTY. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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McCready - Aerial View715 viewsThis aerial view of McCready's Gap was taken August 28, 1997 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Joseph c. Kent715 viewsJOSEPH C. KENT / SALTVILLE'S FIRST CHIEF OF POLICE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Marion - Hungry Mother State Park715 viewsThis 1957 postcard shows the beach at Hungry Mother State PArk, near Marion.
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lester32.jpg714 viewsThis is a late 1930s photo.
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