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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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Liberty Hill - Carrico Cabin916 viewsCarrico Cabin, Liberty Hill, Providence Dist., Photo by David Arnold. david-arnold@comcast.net
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uschem4.jpg915 viewsA facility built in Saltville, Virginia to produce poison gas for World War I. Demolished in 1919. From an old postcard.
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saltvilleproducts.jpg915 viewsThis image appeared in the 1922 Alkalie with the caption "Saltville Products Both."
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konnarocktraining.jpg915 viewsThis photo from the 1930s shows the Konnarock Training School, a mission school for mountain girls operated by the Lutheran Church.
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spencercynthia1909.jpg915 viewsl to r: Blannie Emaline, Cynthia Alice Osborne Spencer, Ollie Imogene, Audrey Wave, and John Blake. The photo was made in 1909. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com

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spencerwmchildren1940.jpg915 viewsl to r: Bud, Cicero, Emory, Jason, and Lula. These are the children of William and Alie Weaver Spencer who were alive in 1940.

Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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RowlandandMaryMcClureHopkins.jpg915 viewsCourtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net
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Chilhowie - Depot915 viewsThis early 20th century image shows a steam locomtive steaming into Chilhowie. Courtesy of Edna Bonham Love.
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Weaver, Ruth, Raynell, and Jack915 viewsChildren of Rat Weaver and Lockie Fox.
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Eastridge - Andrew and Martisha Eastridge915 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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wythevillebaptist.jpg914 views1950s era real photo postcard.
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parsonsjw.jpg914 viewsJohn Welborn Parsons was son of Robert and Anna Welborn Parsons. Born 6/9/1818 Died on 7/31/1900 in Grayson County, VA. Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net
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