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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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limestonetrucks.jpg637 viewsTHESE TRUCKS HAULED LIMESTONE TO THE PLANT AFTER THE BUCKET LINE WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1968. THEY HAULED THE STONE FOR FOUR YEARS...UNTIL OLIN CLOSED.

PICTURE TAKEN JULY 1971 ON EAST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VA.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Eastridge - Andrew and Martisha Eastridge637 viewsHe was the son of Pleasant Eastridge(born ~1808) and Phoebe Graybeal Eastridge (born 1810) - married in 1830.

Andrew had several brothers and sisters:

William b.1831, d.1888
John b. 1833, d. ?
Henry b. 1835 d.
David b. 1836,d. ?
Joel b. 1838, d. ?
Eli b. 1840, d.?
Lucy b. 1841 d.?
Mary b. 1843, d. ?
Martha b. 1846, d. ?
Sarah b. 1849, d. ?

This is the way the story goes as told by my grandfather Roby Eastridge: During the Civil War the Rebels got Andrew and were going to make him fight for them. His moth
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sturgilljechildren.jpg636 viewsShow in this ca. 1955 shot are (sitting) William Sturgill (standing left to right); Ersa Dell Sturgill Gamble, Lanta Sturgill Spencer; Steve Sturgill, Cora Sturgill Frazier; and Guida Sturgill Weaver. All were children of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram.
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Hotel Wilkes636 viewsThis is a 1910s view of the lobby of the Hotel Wilkes.
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Booker Walton 636 viewsThis is probably a 1920s photo of Booker Walton . Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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McCready - Aerial View636 viewsThis aerial view of McCready's Gap was taken August 28, 1997 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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100_1780.jpg635 viewsThis building is the former home of Ray Hardware. Photo October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Glendale Springs - Glendale Springs Presbyterian Church635 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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thomasabiajh3.jpg634 viewsPhoto by Scott Trent.
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ccctruck.jpg634 viewsCourtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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cordeliaroop.jpg634 viewsCourtesy of Chrissie A. Peters.
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