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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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wytheville~0.jpg802 viewsFrom a 1920s era postcard.
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Saltville - Snow in the Mountains, Spring in Town802 viewsThis outstanding photo was taken by Don Smith, April 18, 2007. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Lansing - Lansing High School802 viewsThis is the old Lansing High School, later elementary school. Photo by Jeff Weaver May 9, 2007
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weaverflorence.jpg801 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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wythevillepresby.jpg801 views1950s real photo postcard.
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Allred, Steve801 viewsthis picture is that of Steve Allred. He was a son of Thomas C. Allred and Julina Frost, and brother to Minnie Allred. I believe this picture is taken on a road overlooking Galax. Courtesy of Mike Marshall mmarshall13@triad.rr.com
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MadamRussellCabin001.jpg800 viewsPhoto by Janice Busic, January 2006. Madam Russell was the sister of Virginia's famous Patrick Henry. She married first General William Campbell, and second another Revolutionary War General William Russell. A reprint of some of the correspondence of Russell is found in this reprint of Anna Des Cognet's William Russell
Photo Courtesy of Janice Busic janice_b@verizon.net
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greenwood3.jpg800 viewsLocated in the Helton Creek watershed, near the Grayson County line, this church is now only used occasionally. Photo by Jeff Weaver, Spring 2003.
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lester13.jpg800 viewsFront Mary Folden Lester, Uriah Lester. Back (left to right), Lacy, Cloyd, Denby, Ray, tom, Charles E, and James D. Lester.
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puckettcabin.jpg800 viewsThis is from a 1972 postcard.
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radford3bridges.jpg800 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows three bridges crossing the New River into the City of Radford.
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konnarocktraining.jpg799 viewsThis photo from the 1930s shows the Konnarock Training School, a mission school for mountain girls operated by the Lutheran Church.
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