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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.

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Grassy Creek - Virginia-Carolina Class1028 viewsThis is the8th grade class at Virginia- Carolina High School for 1948-49.
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wolfknobgroup2.jpg1027 viewsThis is a group of young people on Wolf Knob, circa. 1916. The photographer was Greely Spencer.
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VEPAnderson.jpg1027 viewsVirginia Elvira Parks Anderson (1873-1939), wife of Henry Andrew Anderson, daughter of Mary Parks. Granddaughter of George Washington Parks and Catherine Comer. Courtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net

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Thompson, Lester, Clyde (Hudler) and Blair1027 viewsThis photograph was taken in downtown Sussexin the 1940s.
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mwcole.jpg1026 viewsCourtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com
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Rich Valley - Ellendale School1026 viewsLOOKING SOUTHEAST FROM STATE RT. 610...OLD ELLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL (1895-1902) IN THE RICH VALLEY AREA OF SMYTH COUNTY, VA.

FEBRUARY 10, 2007. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Floyd - Hotel Brame1026 viewsThis postcard with a 1912 postmark shows Hotel Brame, a summer resort in Floyd, Virginia.
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Chilhowie - Old Glory1026 viewsThis photo shows Old Glory flying over the cChilhowie Public Library. Photo by Jrff Weaver, October 2007.
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Helton Creek1025 viewsThis photograph was made in the summer of 2005 by Jeff Weaver, and shows Helton Creek near its headwaters on Whitetop Mountain. It was reported that there was gold found in these creeks in 1897. You can read about it in C. R. Boyd's 1897 book on Grayson County Geology
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100_1401.jpg1025 viewsThis is the new Ashe County, NC Court House. Photo March 31, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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hesterspencer.jpg1025 viewsI took this picture in the late 1970's of Hester (Spencer) Spencer, Viola (Richardson) Spencer, Blannie (Spencer) Sturgill. Blake Spencer, and Wave (Spencer) Spencer.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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pumpkincarving.jpg1025 viewsPhoto from the late 1930s by John Porter.
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