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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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Perkins, Harry812 viewsIt is uncertain who is in this photo, Is this Harry Perkins? Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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McCready Gap - Rhododendron Thicket812 viewsRhododendron thicket at Maccrady Gap. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, bu circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Brtistol Train Station812 viewsBristol, Virginia Train Station, October 17, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith.
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friesice.jpg811 viewsThis January 1917 ice flood knocked a bridge off its piers.
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LESTER44.jpg811 viewsA glamour shot from the early 20th century.
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Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Campus811 viewsThis 1909 color postcard shows a panorama of the Virginia Tech Campus.
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Arkins-school Children811 viewsATKINS SCHOOL SIXTH GRADERS WITH A BACKGROUND OF VIRGINIAN CABOOSES SITTING ON A SIDETRACK RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK GRAVEYARD Courtesy of don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.nmet
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pineycpb.jpg810 viewsFrom a 1960s photograph, the church is now the Piney Creek Garden Club Building. The church closed in 1980.
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longhopefalls.jpg810 viewsFrom a 1930-45 era postcard.
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jeffacad.jpg810 viewsThis is a newspaper announcement for the 1880 term of the Jefferson Academy. James Harvey Weaver was principal at that time.
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mathieson1920.jpg810 viewsThis is another view of the Mathieson operations ca. 1920.
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smytholdch.jpg810 viewsThis Court House was used from 1834 until the current one was built in 1904.
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