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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 - Washington County, VA
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Glade Spring - Mt. Rose Cemetery689 viewsMt. Rose Cemetery, Glade Spring, July 2, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith.
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wmkinghs1922.jpg561 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1922.
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100_1286.jpg519 viewsPhoto March 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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Plasterco - Trestle at Tin Bridge Hollow.504 viewsNEW BRIDGE WAS REPLACING OLD ONE ON RIGHT / TIN BRIDGE / NEAR PLASTERCO, VA. / CIRCA 1907. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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tumblingcreek703.jpg479 viewsLocated in Poor Valley, near Saltville, Virginia, this image was made July 2004 by Jeff Weaver
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Konnarock - Whitetop Railroad456 viewsThis is a circa 1920 postcard view shows the railroad to Whitetop between Konnarock and Damascus, VA.
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Glade Spring - Glade Spring High School Class of 1952456 viewsCourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Poor Valley - Johnson's Store443 viewsBILLY JOE NUNN'S 1951 LIGHT GREEN WAYFARER DODGE SITTING IN FRONT OF BILL JOHNSON'S STORE DOWN POOR VALLEY IN MAY OF 1955

BJ NUNN PHOTO
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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gladehsffa1950s.jpg426 viewsThis is perhaps a photo of the FFA Club at Glade Springs High School from the early 1950s. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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FARRISHOGSTONHENDERSON408.jpg418 viewsHUNTING TRIP TO BIG TUMBLING COVE...PICTURED FROM LEFT IS SID FARRIS, ROB HOGSTON, AND BOLEN HENDERSON. THE DATE IS OCTOBER 2, 1926.
Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Meadowview - Astom Stagecoach Inn413 viewsPhoto by Harriett rasnick Fall 2006. Courtesy of Harriet Rasnick herasnick@comcast.net
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damcccsmall.jpg411 viewsFrom a 1934 photo.
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