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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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spencerwmchildren1940.jpg858 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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healingspgs4.jpg858 viewsAnd yet another of the cabins at Healing Springs. Photo May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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chilhowiemills2.jpg858 viewsThis photo is from the mid-20th century. Courtesy of Katherine Beattie.
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dunhamsyard.jpg858 viewsTHESE WERE MYRL DUNHAM'S CARS. THE BIG TREE IN THE BACK YARD WAS AN ENGLISH WALNUT. IT WAS PLANTED BY THE FAMILY THAT CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM ENGLAND WHEN THE MATHIESONS STARTED THE PLANT. THEY LIVED THERE FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN RETURNED TO ENGLAND. THEIR NAME WAS BARNES.

IN 1902, M. S. DUNHAM CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM TITUSVILLE, PA. TO TAKE OVER THE WELL DRILLING OPERATIONS. HE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE AND ALSO SERVED AS MAYOR FOR A WHILE. HIS SON, HARRY, ALSO LIVED HERE. THE HOUSE IS NOW OWNED BY HARRY AND REBA DUNHAM'S DAUGHTER, MARY.

THE WALNUT TREE DIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE PICTURE IS FROM APRIL OF 1957. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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wythevillemain1912.jpg858 viewsThis view is presented in a 1912 postcard.
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Galax - Osborne Cemetery858 viewsThe stone is massive. Located near the intersection of Nuckolls Curve Rd. & US 58 west of Galax in Grayson on private property still owned by the family. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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elizcem4.jpg857 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver Feb. 25, 2003.
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weaverflorence.jpg857 viewsThese three girls are all daughters of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps. This photo was taken on Wolf Knob, but all three later moved to Smyth County, Virginia.
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wythevillerestaurant.jpg857 views1930s Restaurant in Wytheville.
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hicks12.jpg857 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk
kingstreet1965.jpg
kingstreet1965.jpg857 viewsThis is a circa 1965 view of King Street facing west.
sulphurspringscampground.jpg
sulphurspringscampground.jpg857 viewsThis photo is from the files of the Library of Congress. This photo was taken in 1983 for the Historical American Buildings Survey.
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