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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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EastMainandEasy-April15,2006-Cropped.jpg758 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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MVC-001F.jpg758 viewsPhoto April 27, 2006 by Roger A. Allison shakerhoo@aol.com
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teasextract.jpg758 viewsFormed in the early 20th century, the Teas Extract company used the bark from chestnut trees to make tannic acid, used in tanning leather.
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wellhouse61967.jpg758 viewsPhoto June 1967 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Nebo - Old Nebo School758 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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Marion - Hungry Mother State Park758 viewsThis 1957 postcard shows the beach at Hungry Mother State PArk, near Marion.
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Saltville - Well Fields757 viewsWELL FIELDS / SALTVILLE, VA. / DECEMBER 5, 2007 / 10:48 A.M. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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mayday1944.jpg756 viewsTHIS WAS JUST WEST OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE BOTTOM WHERE THE FITNESS TRAIL IS NOW LOCATED...JUST PAST THE SALTVILLE MEDICAL CENTER. WHEN THE SCHOOLS WERE THERE THIS AREA WAS THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND.

THE PICTURE CAME FROM BILL BOOTH'S COLLECTION AND THE ONLY THING WRITTEN ON THE BACK WAS 1944.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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dixiedinermarion.jpg755 viewsLocated at the Intersection of Highway 16 and Main Street, this diner is shown in a night view created in the 1950s.
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cclincolnresidence.jpg755 viewsThis is from a 1930-45 era postcard.
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000_0610.JPG754 viewsThe Museum of the Middle Appalachians is located on Palmer Avenue in Saltville, Virginia. Photo made in spring 2005 by Jeff Weaver
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saltvilleelementary467.jpg754 viewsThis is an April 1967 photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net. The lawn had not been seeded at this time. The Elizabeth Cemetery is on the right of the shot.
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