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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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Christiansburg - Stone's Cafeteria655 viewsThis is from a 1970s postcard.
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wilkesborodepot~0.jpg654 viewsThis linen post card dates from the first third of the 20th century.
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Baywood - Baywood School654 viewsThis photograph from the Virginia Department of Public Works dates from the late 1930s, and depicts the Baywood School.
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hltcrk2.jpg654 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver 1978.
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000_0563.jpg654 viewsPhoto June 2004 by Jeff Weaver
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narrowsva.jpg654 viewsThis is an early 20th century view of the village of Narrows, VA.
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atkinstank~0.jpg654 viewsThis is an early 20th century photo of the tanks at Atkins Tank. Steam trains replenished their water supply here.
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limerecoveryplant42.jpg654 viewsThis is from a 1941-42 photograph of one of the myriad of industrial facilities at this time.
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Comers Rock - Victorian Home654 viewsThis once elegant Victorian Home is located in downtown Comers Rock. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 21, 2008.
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warrensville1916.jpg653 viewsThis is an early 20th century view of Warrensville.
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South Fork Regular Baptist Church, Piney Creek653 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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MAINSTREETCHURCHGROUP2.jpg653 viewsFROM LEFT...LAWRENCE SMITH / CLAUDE SMITH / JACK CATRON / MARY SUE SMITH. This photo was made in 1945. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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