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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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fries01.jpg577 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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wittensfort.jpg577 viewsThis is a relatively modern photo of Witten Fort, built during Lord Dunmore's War (1774).
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russellch.jpg576 viewsFrom a mid-20th century post card.
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Saltville - Lower Well Fields576 viewsThis January 29, 2007 photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the lower well fields frozen over.
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avery.jpg575 viewsName sake of Avery County, NC
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cornmarion2.jpg575 viewsThis 1940 photograph is from the collection of the Library of Congress.
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groupatbethel.jpg575 viewsThis photo was taken at the Amos Parks farm in the Bethel community about 1915. According to my aunt, a version of it was published in The Declaration in Dec. 1963. I can ID a few people but most of them I don't know. I don't even know the occasion for the photograph. A cousin of mine has the original of this one and she has given me permission to share it out.
Courtesy of Rod Coates
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mtnlake.jpg575 viewsThis is a postcard view of Mountain Lake taken in the 1950s.
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000_0490.JPG575 viewsThis is the current home of the Chilhowie Public Library, formerly the Old Chilhowie High School. Photo by Jeff Weaver, 2004
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000_0704.JPG575 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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Saltville - Railroad Bridge Over the North Fork of Holston River575 viewsPhoto May 2007 by Jerry W. Catron.
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elizcem6.jpg574 viewsThis is the grave marker for Mary T. Headen, born July 20, 1821, and died May 2, 1888. Note the crack in the base of the stone. The building in the background is the Saltville Elementary School. Photo by Jeff Weaver winter 2003.
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