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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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lester13.jpg748 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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Konnarock1911.bmp748 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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Saltville - Hobart Smith Music festival748 views"HOPPY" HOPKINS PERFORMS AT THE HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL.

R. B. WORTHY H. S. AUDITORIUM / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1972

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net


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Chilhowie - Bradley's Funeral Home748 viewsLocated on Old Stage Road between the Tate House and the Chilhowie Methodist Church. Their website has their obituaries for their Marion and Chilhowie locations. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 19, 2007.
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Cox Chapel Community Center747 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, May 2005.
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GeorgeLaRue,MaryLaRue,EdJeffery,SallyJefferyRutherford.jpg747 viewsLeft George LaRue, Mary LaRue, Ed Jeffrey, and Sally Jeffery Rutherford. Courtesy of Bobbi huskypup@bellsouth.net
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spencerjohnblake.jpg747 viewsJohn Blake Spencer, son of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer. Thanks to him I can connect names to photos.

Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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hwy107may65.bmp747 viewsThis May 1965 photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the construction of Highway 107 from Chilhowie to Saltville. Clinch Mountain is in the background.
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Carolina Marble747 viewsUnsure of the date of this piece of ephemera, but probably 1910s.
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bumbleebess1900~1.jpg747 viewsThis is the 1900 Basketball team - the Bumblee Bees.
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Dickinsonville - First Russell County Court House747 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver October 15, 2006.
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100_1864.jpg747 viewsApproching the tunnel in the southbound lane of I-77. Photo November 4, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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