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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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Mann, John Billy886 viewsThis is John Billy (Bud) Mann of Smyth County, Va. Grandson of Charles and Juliette Mann. Courtesy of Mary Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.com
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McCready - McCready Gap Foilage886 viewsFoliage at Maccrady Gap. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910, From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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kingsportdepot.jpg885 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard.
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WHITEROCKSOLIN244.jpg885 viewsTHIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN JUNE OF 1972 FROM THE WEST END OF FLATTOP MOUNTAIN ON AN OUTCROPPING KNOWN AS THE WHITE ROCKS.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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smytholdch.jpg885 viewsThis Court House was used from 1834 until the current one was built in 1904.
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golfcourse101993.jpg885 viewsThis October 1993 photo by Don Smith (dsmith1043@comcast.net) was taken from the Sugar Loaf.
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Marion - Smyth County Court House885 viewsPhoto June 30, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Marion - Civil War Currebct885 viewsPictured here is a 50 cent note issued iby Smyth County, Virginia in 1862.
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Kents of Saltville885 viewsGOT THIS FROM CHUB. THE LADY AT LEFT IS ALMA KENT ACCORDING TO INFO ON BACK OF PICTURE. THE LADY AT RIGHT IS VIRGIE ARNOLD, CHUB'S MOTHER. THE ARNOLD'S LIVED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE KENTS ON EAST MAIN.

THE INFO SAID THE MAN WAS MR. KENT. I'M GUESSING THE PICTURE IS FROM THE EARLY 1950s. MYRL DUNHAM LIVED BESIDE OF SHIELDS KENT ON WEST MAIN AND SAID GORDON LIVED ON EAST MAIN. HE ALSO SAID GORDON HAD A GLASS EYE.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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wythevillerestaurant.jpg884 views1930s Restaurant in Wytheville.
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Grandma Medley884 viewsGrandma Medley (Margie Alice Carpenter) with Ernest Everett Medley, Baby Clema Frances Caudle and Rose Emma Caudill, taken in 1916.

Grandpa Medley (Thomas Jefferson) made the picket fence and they are in front of a huge Pampas grass plant that he got somewhere in his travels and planted in the yard. Mom said that he took really good care of his yard. This was on Mitchell's River, inside what is now the Reynolds Estate ...Mom said neighbors would get the "flowers" from the Pampas Grass to use for dusters..
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boonepresby.jpg884 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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