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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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Piney Grove Cemetery895 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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july2006pic 020.jpg895 viewsPhoto July 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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wattsbottomironfurnace.jpg895 viewsThis Iron Furnace is located just north of Ivanhoe near State Rt. 94 at "Watt's Bottom", Wythe County. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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saltvilleschool1910.jpg894 viewsTaken from a 1920s era postcard.
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wytheweatherbldg.jpg894 viewsThis is a 1930-45 era postcard.
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stpaulschurch1908.jpg894 viewsThis is from a 1908 postcard.
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OsborneMotel.jpg894 viewsThis postcard from circa 1990 is courtesy of Harold Hash.
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100_1787.jpg894 viewsThis photo shows the offices and shop for Ashe County Cheese, North Carolina's only cheese factory. It was established on Helton Creek about 1915, and then bought by Kraft Foods in 1929 and moved to West Jefferson. When Kraft proposed to close it, the local employees bought it and continue to operate it. Photo by Jeff Weaver, October 20, 2006.
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waltonmarsh1.jpg894 viewsMarsh Walton is shown on the left with an unknown friend. MARSHALL "MONROE" WALTON, b. Nov 27, 1900, Grayson Co., VA; d. Mar 11, 1975, Grayson Co., VA; m. DORA COMER; b. Oct 06, 1903; d. Oct 20, 1995, Grayson Co., VA. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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spartabev.jpg893 viewsFrom a mid-20th century postcard.
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kenhts.jpg893 viewsKensington Heights, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, ca. 1910.
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outhouse.jpg893 viewsAn outhouse located on Helton Creek. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 1978.
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