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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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Giant Lumber Flume753 viewsThis is the flume of the Giant Lumber Company, which operated near North Wilkesboro in the early 20th century.
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June6789041.jpg753 viewsThis photo is by Don Smith dsmih1043@comcast.net and was taken in June 1967. One can note the old Mathieson Company Store in the background.
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SAPM.jpg753 viewsSarah Ann Phipps was the daughter of Elsie Jane Hash Phipps, and granddaughter of Sarah Hash and John Hash of Ashe County, NC. Courtesy of Lee Hash leehash@aol.com
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Weaver, Virginia Oregon Sheets753 viewsDaughter of Calvin Sheets and Mary Kimball, widow of Gideon Vance Weaver. Courtesy of Lon Sheets
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saltvilleschool1910.jpg752 viewsTaken from a 1920s era postcard.
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wythevillecove1911.jpg752 viewsThis is a 1900-1920 postcard.
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heather7.jpg752 viewsState line sign at Trade, Johnson County, TN. Courtesy of Heather Sexton
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hicks9.jpg752 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk
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spencerblakeviola.jpg752 viewsThis photo, ca late 1920's, is Lanta Viola Richardson and John Blake Spencer around the time they were married. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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Kelley - Abigail Sturgill Kelley752 viewsSubmitted by Deborah Thompson Clarkson
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weaverflorence.jpg751 viewsThese three girls are all daughters of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps. This photo was taken on Wolf Knob, but all three later moved to Smyth County, Virginia.
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Wythevillemain40s.jpg751 viewsFrom a 1940s era postcard
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