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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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saltkettles.jpg860 viewsSalt kettles in the Upper Well Fields, Saltville, VA 1966. Saltville Progress Photo. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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bonhambrosbees.jpg859 viewsThis 1950 photograph shows bee hives near the Bonham Brothers orchard near Chilhowie, Virginia.
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Saltville - Lower Well Fields859 viewsThis January 29, 2007 photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the lower well fields frozen over.
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Kell Cemetery, Smyth County,Virginia858 viewsKell cemetery, from the upper side. It is MUCH steeper than it looks in this picture and when you get to the last stones at the bottom, there is a almost straight drop. The cemetery is on top of a hill. There is a pretty rough little rd that comes up to the foot but, we opted to walk up.
Date Taken: November 06, 2004 Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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marionmainstreet.jpg858 viewsThis photo is from the late 1930s or early 1940s
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loadingcrew.jpg857 viewsThis image shows the crew which loaded Mathieson products on the railcars. It was taken from the 1922 Alkalite.
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chilhowiemotel.jpg856 viewsThis is an aerial shot of the Rainbow Autel in Chilhowie. This appears to be a 1950s era view.
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Chilhowie - Chilhowie Blacksmith Shop856 viewsCirca 1920, this image is courtesy of Edna Bonham Love. Note the Model T in the background.
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haystacksmarion.jpg854 viewsPhoto from the Library of Congress collection.
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000_0722.JPG854 viewsThis is a general view of the Saltville Golf Course. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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AUG3SALTVILLEOLDPICS727.jpg854 views...BEFORE THERE WAS A BRIDGE AT BROADFORD. NOTICE THE FOOT BRIDGE AND THE TEAM AND WAGON AT BOTTOM OF PICTURE FORDING THE CREEK. Courtesy of Don Smith [dsmith1043@comcast.net[/email]
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hungrymothercabin.jpg854 viewsThis postcard from the 1940s shows one of the cabins available for rent at the park.
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