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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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mtairydepot.jpg
mtairydepot.jpg862 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1916.
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bonhambrosbees.jpg862 viewsThis 1950 photograph shows bee hives near the Bonham Brothers orchard near Chilhowie, Virginia.
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pics 074.jpg862 viewsPhoto September 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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saltkettles.jpg862 viewsSalt kettles in the Upper Well Fields, Saltville, VA 1966. Saltville Progress Photo. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
blacksburgmain.jpg
blacksburgmain.jpg861 viewsThis is from a 1940s postcard.
wythevilledepot.jpg
wythevilledepot.jpg861 viewsThis mid-20th century photo shows the Wytheville depot.
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pondmtnpbc.jpg861 viewsPhoto taken October 1981 by Jeff Weaver. You might be interested in the minutes of this church. You can order a printed copy of the Minutes of Pond Mountain Church 1882-1933 here.
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C.S.Hopkins.jpg861 viewsPhoto courtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net
redtractor.jpg
redtractor.jpg860 viewsThis antique red tractor was sitting beside the road when I took the picture in the summer of 2003.
blacksburg1918.jpg
blacksburg1918.jpg860 viewsTaken from a 1918 postcard.
BluemontHotel1938.jpg
BluemontHotel1938.jpg860 viewsThis is from a postcard mailed in 1938.
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heltonpbc.jpg859 viewsThis church was organized in 1840 in Grayson County, VA. It moved in 1853 to Sturgill's, Ashe County, NC. Photo by Jeff Weaver June 1978
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