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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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bristolfireco21907.jpg574 viewsThis postcard was postmarked in 1907.
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SamuelJohnsonMonumentonGrizzleTail.jpg574 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
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smythch1907.jpg574 viewsThis image is from a 1907 postcard.
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luceyebakerstone.jpg574 viewsThis grave is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo November 5, 2006 by Chrissie A. Peters.
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Jefferson - Mount Paddy Church of Christ in Christian Union574 viewsPhoto April 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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Blacksburg - National Bank of Blacksburg574 viewsThis is from a 1960-1970 era postcard.
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Saltville - Asiatic Lillies574 viewsAt the home of Jeff Weaver, Saltville, vVA, spring 2006.
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Saltville - Great Blue Heron574 viewsPhoto taken on the Sanders Farm, March 25, 2008 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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South Fork Regular Baptist Church, Piney Creek573 viewsThis congregation was organized in 1840. The church divided in the 1860s over the Civil War, with the other faction styling itself Primitive Baptist. The Primitive Baptist faction had a meeting house on the Ashe County side of the South Fork. This congregation closed about 1960, and that meeting house has gone to ruin. This meeting house photo was taken April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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lester22.jpg573 viewsUnknown members of the Lester Family taken at Clinchburg in the early 20th century.
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DSC03436.jpg573 viewsPhoto December 6, 2005 by Don Smith dsmith1034@comcast.net
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West Jefferson - Railroad Avenue573 viewsPhoto May 7, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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