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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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NEW_107_HWY102.jpg1568 viewsThis photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net is the site of the future Saltville overlook, taken in 1964 while Highway 107 was underconstruction.
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Allison Gap - Henderson Boardwine Store1566 viewsHENDERSON-BOARDWINE STORE / ALLISON GAP, VA. / CIRCA 1920 Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043@comcast,neet[/email]

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868.jpg1564 viewsDaughter of Elder Jeter Calton Blevins and Rosa Sage. Taken in 1954 in Grassy Creek.
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blevinsjc.jpg1562 viewsThis photo was cropped from a larger scene. Jeter Blevins was a Mountain Union Bapitst preacher.
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costoregrocery.jpg1561 viewsThis is a view of the Grocery Department of the Mathieson Alkali Works Company Store. From the 1922 Alkalite
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000_0082.jpg1560 viewsMusuem piece on display in Saltville, built in 1894 in Rhode Island.
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Unknown older Matney Couple.1559 views
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chlhowieroad.jpg1558 viewsThis road is coming out of Chilhowie and is now Whitetop Road. The house is a Bonham house. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins. mcblevins@smyth.net
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wspen2.jpg1556 viewsThis is from a pre-1880 tintype, courtesy of Bryan Spencer. The family is William Spencer and Mahala (Alia) Weaver Spencer and their children. They lived on Spencer Branch, at the Virginia/North Carolina stateline, barely on the Ashe County side. Standing - William Troy (Bud) and Melissa (Lissie)
Seated - Emory, Cicero, William holding Jason, Aley, Cosby and Lula I don't have a date but Aunt Lula looks to be less than a year old.
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Blevins, Emp1551 viewsShe was the daughter of David Blevins and Nancy Jacks.
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oct38football7.jpg1549 viewsThis John Porter photo shows spectators at the October 1, 1938 football game between Saltville and Glade Spring.
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