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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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greengable1.jpg810 viewsThis photo was taken by Scott Trent, and shows the principal agricultural crop in western Grayson County in 2004.
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lester11.jpg810 viewsShe was the daughter of Charles E. Folden, and lived at Glade Spring, VA.
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reynoldsmatthew.jpg810 viewsMr. Matthew Reynolds taught agriculture at Virginia Carolina High School from 1937-1967. He and his wife Lois, lived in the Grassy Creek community about a half-mile from the School on the Virginia side of the stateline.
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salttheater2.jpg810 viewsFROM A SALT KETTLE THEATRE PRODUCTION ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE OLD MATHIESON GENERAL STORE BUILDING IN 1972.

FROM LEFT...LINDA TOLBERT, TIM DENTON, WAYNE AUSTIN, AND DEBBIE DEBORD

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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100_1817.jpg809 viewsThis photo was taken November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Near Saltville - Laurel Bed Lake809 viewsThis January 1969 Don Smith photo shows a frozen Laurel Bed Lake. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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000_0638.jpg808 viewsLocated near Chilhowie, Smyth County, this photo was taken by Jeff Weaver in summer 2005.
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wataugastkingsport.jpg808 viewsFrom a 1930-45 postcard.
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holstonvalley2.jpg808 viewsThis is a view of the Holston River Valley taken from the Skull's Gap overlook on Route 600 between Chiilhowie and Konnarock. Skull's Gap is in the Iron Mountain Range. The mountain in the distance is Walker mountain. Photo by Jeff Weaver, winter, 2003.
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lester19.jpg808 viewsPhoto 1930s, Glade Spring, VA.
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sodaashbulkloader1942.jpg808 viewsThis is a 1941-42 photo showing some of the industrial processes at Mathieson Alkali Works.
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wythevillefarmsecene.jpg808 viewsThis is a November 1940 photo showing a farm scene near Wytheville. From the Farm Security Administration files at the Library of Congress.
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