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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 - Alleghany County, NC
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Roaring Gap - Woodruff Primitive Baptist Church602 viewsThis church was established in 1850. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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Laurel Springs - Myers Motor Court601 viewsThis postcard of a motel is from the 1950s.
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Sparta - Royalton Pipes599 viewsRoyalton Pipes, shown here in a circa 1940 postcard was the precursor of Dr. Grabow pipes.
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pics 134~1.jpg594 viewsPhoto June 26, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Sparta003.jpg579 viewsPhoto January 28, 2006 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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SignatCrabCreekCemetery.jpg577 viewsCourtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net.
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pics 022.jpg577 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, September 10, 2006.
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doughtonparkpicnic.jpg577 viewsThis 1952 photo from the National Park Service Historic Photographic Collections shows a group of picnicers at the Doughton Park area off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Glade Valley - Marion's Homestead Restaurant573 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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Whitehead - Landmark Union Baptist Church572 viewsPhoto March 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1844.jpg571 viewsPhoto November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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pics 029.jpg569 viewsThis is the grave marker for Nancy Maxwell (1845-1920), which has unfortunately been broken. Photo September 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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