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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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232.jpg1160 viewsMary P. Pugh is shown here about 1928 at her home at Weaver's Ford in Ashe County knitting. She was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson.
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hillsvillemain60.jpg1159 viewsTaken from a 1960s era postcard. More information about Carroll County can be found in R. Humbert's Carroll County, Virginia Industrial Survey
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460.jpg1158 viewsBorn in 1912, Son of Elder Jeter C. Blevins and Rosa Sage. Born and reared at Grassy Creek, later lived in Marion, VA and still later in St. Augustine, FL. Married to Mary Ellen Weaver, daughter of Arthur F. Weaver and Emaline Sturgill.
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972.jpg1156 viewsFront row (l to r) Ed Sturgill (husband of Dora Young Sturgill), Will Young, Pop Young, Wiley Dickson (husband of Minnie Young Dickson), Irvin Young. Back row (l to r): Dora Young Sturgill, John Baker Young, Minnie Young Dickson, Alice Waddell Young. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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G.C. Russell Sr. Farm 1155 viewsThis farm is in Grayson County in the Flatridge Community
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745.jpg1154 viewsThe group shown here are the children of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson. Left to right, Sue Lee Phipps Weaver, John Glen Phipps; Paul Jones Phipps, Winnie Phipps Neaves; Mary Annie Lou Phipps Pugh and Ola Mae Phipps Neaves.
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Adaline McMillan Reeves courtesy Mary Zell Absher~0.jpg1154 viewsAdaline McMillan Reeves 1832-1898, Nathans Creek
Courtesy Mary Zell Absher and Carol Eastridge Waters caew619@aol.com
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Saltville- Last Muck Dam1154 viewsThis 1963 photo shows the last muck dam operated by Olin Corporation. courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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NHammandchildren1934.jpg1152 viewsleft to right: Nettie Hamm Tedder, Canzada Ham Miller, Nelson Hamm, Cordelia "Deel" Ham Farmer Clark, Minnie Ham Carpenter, Harrison B."Hack" Hamm. Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com
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DavidSheets1805-1902.jpg1150 viewsThis is the Rev. David Sheets, son of Andrew and Mary Shearer Sheets, husband of Martha Davis Sheets. (David was born in Ashe Co, but moved to Grayson county, so I'm not sure if he would go in the Ashe or Grayson group.) Photo courtesy of Troylene Sheets White and Ricky Sheets rickysheets@earthlink.net
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SarahWelchandJasperNelson.jpg1149 viewsCourtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net
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