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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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Pearisburg - Panoramic View734 viewsThis 1907 postcard shows the town of Pearisburg and Angel's Rest Mountain.
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Kelley, George734 viewsThis photo of George Kelley shows the Old Saltville o Town Museum in the background. This photo was taken August 33, 2010 by Don Smith.
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saltville1860.jpg733 viewsCourtesy of the Museum of the Middle Appalachians.
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fleetwoodschool.jpg733 viewsCourtesy of Bette Nelson
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sheridan.jpg733 viewsAnn Sheridan was Clara Lou Warren, daughter of Lula Warren (born in Washington County) and George Sheridan. Lula was my grandmother's sister and daughter of Spencer and Maggie. Spencer and Maggie are the parents of my grandmother, Sarah Warren who married Adolphus Cole, s/o Milton Cole and Lucy Roberts. Maggie's family are the Wilkes County, NC Roberts. That makes her my second cousin. She was the famous "OOMPH Girl" of the movies. She starred in many movies. Courtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com

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huskpo.jpg733 viewsNow closed, this post office building was photographed by Heather Sexton.
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houk7.jpg733 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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groseclose1909.jpg733 viewsThis view of Groseclose was made circa 1909.
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ddcole.jpg733 viewsThis is a 1907 photo. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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vancecompany.jpg733 viewsThis 1930s photo shows the Vance Company, a hardware and farm supply store in Chilhowie, Virginia.
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radford3bridges.jpg733 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows three bridges crossing the New River into the City of Radford.
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stuarthouse1973.jpg733 viewsTHE STUART HOUSE / LAKE DRIVE / SALTVILLE, VA. / JUNE 1973

HOME OF WALTER P. AND ELSIE STUART. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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