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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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bristolbarrite.jpg606 viewsThis view is from circa 1905 and shows the Barite mill at Bristol, Virginia.
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sulphurspringshotel.jpg606 viewsThis photo maybe the Sulphur Springs Inn, owned by George W. Palmer. Courtesy of Katheryn Beattie.
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ElishaAndersonCemeteryAfterFirstDay01.jpg606 viewsThis photo, November 5, 2006, by Chrissie Anderson Peters shows the cemetery being cleaned up.
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sinkingcreekbridge.jpg606 viewsOne of the last covered bridges in Virginia is shown in this 1960s postcard.
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Saltville - Aerial View606 viewsThis August 28, 1997 photo is by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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coxfortsite.jpg605 viewsThis is the site of the Cox's Fort during the American Revolution. The New River is in the foreground. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 2005.
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lester12.jpg605 viewsGeorge B. Thomas is shown on the right of this World War I photograph. He was from Glade Spring, VA
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reynoldsmatthew.jpg605 viewsMr. Matthew Reynolds taught agriculture at Virginia Carolina High School from 1937-1967. He and his wife Lois, lived in the Grassy Creek community about a half-mile from the School on the Virginia side of the stateline.
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Todd - General View605 viewsThis picture of Elkland, NC(present day Todd) is in about the 1910's. To the far right is the home of David Cyrus Howell(torn down in 2000), the original train depot is in the center of the picture, behind this is the Todd General Store before being enlarged to its present size, to its left is the store owner's house, white frame church (left side of picture) is now brick and is the Blackburn Tabernacle, large victorian house to the far left backside of church is the Dr. Blackburn house(burned many years ago).Cuirtesy of Paul Howelldocnpaul@bellsouth.net
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Saltville - Bumblee on Ironweed in the Well Fields605 views Bumblee on Ironweed in the Well Fields, August 5, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith.
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bournbarn.jpg604 viewsThis barn on the William Bourn Farm has long been reputed to be the site of the first Grayson County Court. A closer reading of the record, however, suggests the first court was in William Bourn's house.
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jeffersonschool.jpg604 viewsCourtesy of Bette Nelson.
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