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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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Buck Hydro-electric Dam 19281234 viewsThis is a 1928 photo of the Buck dam and lake at Byllesby, Carroll County, Virginia. This dam on the New River is just below the Byllesby Dam.
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Saltville - Elizabeth Cemetery1234 viewsPhoto May 12, 2007 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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492.jpg1233 viewsPhoto shows Cora Lee Richardson Phipps holding grandson Jeffrey Weaver.
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197.jpg1230 viewsThese are the children of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram Sturgill. This photo was taken August 1958 when visiting nephew Clarence Weaver in Statesville, NC. Left to right, Bill Sturgill, Marvin Spencer, Ersa Dell Sturgill Gamble, Cora Sturgill Frazier, Lanta Sturgill Spencer and Themla Spencer McCraw.
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canemill.jpg1229 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Spring, 2004. This cane mill dates from the heyday of Grayson County farming. To read more, see David Painter's Five Year Program for Development of Agriculture in Grayson County.
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bottlehsehillsville.jpg1227 viewsFrom a 1930-45 era postcard.
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000_0495.JPG1226 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 2004.
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furnaceneargalax.jpg1224 viewscirca. 1900.
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225.jpg1223 viewsRev. Paul Jones Phipps, son of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson.
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darnellwm.jpg1223 viewsLived in Surry,Wilkes & Ashe. William Darnall 7/12/1824-12/23/1907. Husband of Sarah York. Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.

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bilunk1.jpg1221 viewsUnknown. Probably a member of the William Billings (1830-1896) family or the Colon Williams (1820-1897) family. Both families lived in the western part of Alleghany Co including the Prathers Creek area. Courtesy of Jason Duncan.
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olin41969.jpg1218 viewsTHE TEAR DOWN WAS UNDERWAY IN THE BACKGROUND IN THE AREA OF THE COAL PLANT EVEN AS AMMONIA SODA PRODUCTS SUCH AS PURITE AND PH PLUS WERE STILL BEING SHIPPED IN APRIL OF 1969. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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