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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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Saltville - Ducks in the Well Fields692 viewsTHIS JAN 1963 PHOTO SHOWS THE THE ANCESTORS OF OUR PRESENT DAY DUCK POPULATION. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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schkidsgrassycrk.jpg691 viewsMy grandmother Rosa May Reeves is in this picture. She was born in 1900, so I figure this picture to be taken around 1908. This school is in Grassy Creek. Courtesy of Bill Payne.
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000_0697.JPG691 viewsThis photo from 2005 shows 304 East Main Street in the center of the scene.
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greenmtnchurch.jpg691 viewsPhoto May 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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marioncircus1910.jpg691 viewsThis is a circa 1910 photo of circus elephants parading down South Main stree in Marion. Royal Oak Presbyterian Church's spire may be seen in the background.
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Dismal Falls691 views"Dismal Falls" on Dismal Creek, Giles Co., VA. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Marion - Hungy Mother Park691 viewsThis is from a 1940s postcard.
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lansing45annouce.jpg690 viewsCourtesy of J. B. Sergeant.
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100_1818.jpg690 viewsThis photo was taken November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. This church was established in 1872.
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Fox - Primitive Baptist Ministers690 viewsThis group of Primitive Baptist ministers was taken sometime in the 1920s most likely at Fox Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Front row, left to right: Elders Charlie Kilby, Edd Davis, Bob May, Hugh Blevins, George Barker, Bynum H. Blevins, Everett Thompson. Back row, left to right: Lic. David Sulllivan; Elders Banks, Eli Lilly, John Cave; Miller, H. B. Miller, Frazier, and Meadows. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.
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Independence - Independence United Methodist Church689 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver May 2005.
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CHURCHANDSCHOOL290.jpg689 viewsThis view from inside the Preston House was taken in February 1976. Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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