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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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wilkescampyard.jpg629 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the camp ground for wagons travelling through Wilkesboro.
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joneswe1o.jpg629 viewsW. E. "Grumble" Jones resided at Glade Spring, VA and was a Bridgadier General in the Confederate States Army.
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Glendale Springs - Memorial Marker at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church629 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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Perkins, Harry629 viewsIt is uncertain who is in this photo, Is this Harry Perkins? Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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gcbc.jpg628 viewsThis photograph is from 1971 or 1972.
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heltonwm.jpg628 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 1978
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lester33.jpg628 viewsThis late 1930s photo shows Floyd Kestner (right) and Ralph Noonkester (left) in Cedar Branch after baptizing several candidates.
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swvahospital.jpg628 viewsThis facility for the mentally ill opened in the 1880s. This photo is from the early 20th century.
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firetower.jpg628 viewsThis is a 1930-45 era postcard.
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100_1776.jpg628 viewsPhoto October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Nebo - Old Nebo School628 viewsTHE LATE JIM SNAPP OF GLADE SPRING, VISITING THE OLD NEBO SCHOOL IN SMYTH COUNTY WHERE HIS MOTHER TAUGHT IN THE 1920s.

NOV. 14, 2002 . Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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Allison Gap - Price Mountain628 viewsRidge making ledge of Price Mountain, probably to of Chemung strata, Allison Gap. No date, but circa 1910, Image from the U.S.Geological Survey.
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