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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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000_0490.JPG642 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_0715.JPG641 viewsThis is a shot of the train shed in downtown Saltville which covers two historic engines. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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OldDoubleCreekSchoolHouse.jpg641 viewsThis building now serves as a community center. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
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marionair1937.jpg641 viewsThis aerial view of Marion dates from 1937.
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june2006pic 035.jpg641 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 10, 2006. Chrissie Peters is sitting holding the kitten. Patti Weaver in the blue shirt is standing.
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Chilhowie - Chilhowie Mills641 viewsThis early 20th century postcard shows the Chilhowie Mills. Courtesy of Edna Bonham Love.
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Unknown young Matney woman, ca. 1930s641 views
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wellfields1.jpg640 viewsPhoto summer 2003 by Jeff Weaver
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South Fork Regular Baptist Church, Piney Creek640 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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Mount Rogers - Bear Hunt640 viewsThis is a circa 1930 bear hunt photo. Courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.net
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