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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 - Main Street at Night907 viewsThis is from a early 1940s postcard.
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Max Meadows - Chiswell Mansion907 viewsThis is from a 1960s or 1970s postcard.
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Sexton, Troy Steven and Martha AnnWarren907 viewsTroy Steven Sexton and Martha Ann Warren Sexton. Submitted by great granddaughter Lynn Sexton Gallegos Arbadella64@yahoo.com


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000_0017.jpg906 viewsLocated on Lee Highway, (US 11) in Chilhowie, Virginia. Photo by Jeff Weaver, February 2006.
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100_1785.jpg906 viewsPhoto October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Frye, Sanders and Doug Shannon906 viewsCOUNCILMEN SANDERS FRYE, LEFT, AND DOUG SHANNON

1960s

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043#comcast.net[/email]


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Fry, Harry and Lois905 viewsHARRY AND LOIS FRY / RETIRED SALTVILLE / R. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS REUNION / NOVEMBER 11, 1997

HARRY FRY WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH AT SALTVILLE HIGH 1950-53 AND HEAD COACH AT R. B. WORTHY IN 1959-60 SCHOOL YEAR.
LOIS WAS A BUSINESS TEACHER AT SALTVILLE HIGH FOR THE 1950-51 SCHOOL YEAR.

HARRY FRY WAS A LEGENDARY COACH IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, WINNING MANY DISTRICT TITLES AND ALSO REGIONAL AND
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT GATE CITY HIGH SCHOOL. HE PUT GATE CITY ON THE FOOTBALL MAP OF VIRGINIA. Courtesy of don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net

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Saltville - May Day905 viewsMAY DAY CELEBRATION / SALTVILLE, VA. SCHOOLS / MID 1940s. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Greer, George905 viewsThis is George Greer whose wife might be Sarah Perkins. Hope someone can help me out. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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Saltville - Saltville High School Demolition904 viewsRAZING OF THE 1925 SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1967

EYE OPENER...THE 1905 SALTVILLE HIGH LASTED 20 YEARS...THE 1925 SALTVILLE HIGH LASTED 32 YEARS...THE PRESENT R. B. WORTHY / NORTHWOOD HIGH IS STILL GOING AT 50 YEARS. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1034@comcast.net

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Saltville - Baseball Tonight904 viewsTHE 4TH OF JULY PARADE / SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA / 1950. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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wythefarm.jpg903 viewsTaken from a 1940s era postcard.
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