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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_0723.JPG873 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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100_1534.jpg873 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 14, 2006.
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Saltville - Red Men Lodge873 viewsTHIS SCENE APPEARS TO BE IN THE WELL FIELD AREA WITH THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE AREA BEYOND THE TREES.

IT APPARENTLY WAS SOME KIND OF CEREMONY OF THE RED MEN LODGE. THE LONG ARROW TRIBE NO. 24 BEGAN IN SALTVILLE IN 1907. THE LODGE CEASED TO EXIST IN THE EARLY 1950s. WHEN THEY BROKE UP THEY WERE MEETING IN THE TOP OF THE COMPANY STORE ON THE EAST END. This photo is dated September 20, 1913. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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mayday1944b.jpg872 viewsMAY DAY COURT / SALTVILLE SCHOOLS / 1944

FROM LEFT - MARY HEIMANN, ELIZABETH RAY, JOHNNY LITTLE, JIM MELLINGER, REBA BRANHAM, TOMMY McKEE, MARY DUNHAM

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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100_1620.jpg871 viewsPhoto April 21, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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va_saltville2.jpg870 viewsAlso known as the "Bucket Line", shown here in operation, probably in the 1930s.
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atkinstank.jpg870 viewsFrom a 1920s photograph.
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limestonetrucks.jpg869 viewsTHESE TRUCKS HAULED LIMESTONE TO THE PLANT AFTER THE BUCKET LINE WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1968. THEY HAULED THE STONE FOR FOUR YEARS...UNTIL OLIN CLOSED.

PICTURE TAKEN JULY 1971 ON EAST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VA.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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stonepbch2.jpg868 viewsThis Church is located at Atkins, Smyth County, VA. Photo by Jeff Weaver, winter 2003.
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saltwells1910.jpg868 viewsThis 1910 postcard shows the well fields in Saltville which were the points where brine was pumped for the various chemical applications at Mathieson Alkali Works. This postcard was published by G. P. Phipps of Glade Spring, VA.
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100_1545.jpg867 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Saltville - Retired Mathieson Employee Dinner867 viewsDINNER FOR RETIRED MATHIESON EMPLOYEES / MADAM RUSSELL CHURCH / SALTVILLE, VA. / DECEMBER 1956. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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