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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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Saltville - 4th of Juky?939 viewsM. S. DUNHAM CAR / WEST MAIN ST. IN FRONT OF THE 1905 SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL / JULY 4th, 1918

HIS GRANDSON, MYRL, STILL HAS THE BUNTING THAT IS DRAPED OVER THE AUTOMOBILE IN THE PICTURE. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1-43@comcast.net
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elizcem4.jpg938 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver Feb. 25, 2003.
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spencercharlese.jpg938 viewsCharles Enoch Spencer, son of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer

Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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100_1421.jpg938 viewsRuins of the Ellendale High School. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 2, 2006.
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osbornecourtney.jpg938 viewsNatives of Grayson County, they lived most of their lives near Chilhowie in Smyth County, VA.
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FLATTOP009.jpg938 viewsLOOKING WEST FROM THE WHITE ROCKS ON FLAT TOP MT. NEAR SALTVILLE, VA. / NOVEMBER 26, 2006. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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jonesbryanr3.jpg938 viewsJack Jones is shown on the left, the person on the right is unknown. Courtesy of Viola Shenton shentons@thevillages.net
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Independence - Grayson County High School938 viewsThis is a 1960s aerial view of the Grayson County High School.
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Fox - Primitive Baptist Ministers938 viewsThis group of Primitive Baptist ministers was taken sometime in the 1920s most likely at Fox Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Front row, left to right: Elders Charlie Kilby, Edd Davis, Bob May, Hugh Blevins, George Barker, Bynum H. Blevins, Everett Thompson. Back row, left to right: Lic. David Sulllivan; Elders Banks, Eli Lilly, John Cave; Miller, H. B. Miller, Frazier, and Meadows. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.
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Phipps, Delmar Emory and Fannie Lee Ball938 viewsPhipps, Delmar Emory and Fannie Lee Ball - Taken in the early 1930's. Photo Submitted by Granddaughter Lynn Sexton Gallegos Arbadella64@yahoo.com

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astc1936.jpg938 viewsYhis 1936 postcard shows the campus as it was then. This school is now Appalachian State University.
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MadamRussellCabin001.jpg937 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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