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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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Wooden Primitive Baptist Church732 viewsFrom an old photograph
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jeffacad.jpg732 viewsThis is a newspaper announcement for the 1880 term of the Jefferson Academy. James Harvey Weaver was principal at that time.
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bluffmtn.jpg732 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard
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sturgillfranciscabin.jpg732 viewsThis photo made in the late 1970s shows the cabin of Francis Sturgill, Jr. and Phebe Weaver Sturgill. It is located on Helton Creek, about a quarter mile from the Virginia line in Ashe County, NC. Francis Sturgill (1782-1842) was the son of Francis Sturgill, Sr. and Rebecca Hash. Phebe Weaver 1783-1855 was the daughter of William Weaver, Sr. and his first wife, who was a daughter of Moses McDaniel.
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wardfields.jpg732 viewsThis photo was taken in Galax in 1937.
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chilhowielumber.jpg732 viewsThis is an early 20th century photo, showing the size of some of the timber in the area at the time.
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mawrailtracks.jpg732 viewsThis scene from the late 1930s, shows railroad tracks and miscellaneous equipment at the Mathieson Alkali Works in Saltville. Photo by John Porter.
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Booker Walton 732 viewsThis is probably a 1920s photo of Booker Walton . Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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100_1585.jpg731 viewsPhoto April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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Chatham Hill - Bethel Cemetery731 viewsLOOKING NORTH FROM THE OLD BETHEL CHURCH YARD CEMETERY AT CHATHAM HILL, VA.

FEBRUARY 10, 2007. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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Saltville - Well Fields Hay Rolls731 viewsHAY ROLLS / WELL FIELDS / SALTVILLE, VA. / JUNE 30, 2007 / 9:54 P. M. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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