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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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chburgmain1920s.jpg649 viewsThis real photo postcard dates from the early 1920s.
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jonesrobertjc.jpg649 viewsBrother and sister, children of Charlie and Lear Rutherford Jones. Courtesy of Viola Shenton shentons@thevillages.net
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Wytheville - Bird's Eye View649 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard view.
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Konnarock - Laurel Valley Community Church649 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 3, 2007.
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redtractor.jpg648 viewsThis antique red tractor was sitting beside the road when I took the picture in the summer of 2003.
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sheridan.jpg648 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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Hackett's Mill648 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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grosecloseswin1915.jpg648 viewsThis image was published in postcard form in 1915.
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maysheldon.jpg648 viewsLived in Grayson County in the 1860s.
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cabincrk.jpg647 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, spring 2003.
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Konnarock1911.bmp647 viewsThis facilty sat about 100 yards on the Smyth County side of the Smyth/Washington County line. This postcard dates from 1911.
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100_1788.jpg647 viewsThis is the only movie theater in Ashe County. Photo by Jeff Weaver October 20, 2006.
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