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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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ShannonsRock.jpg
ShannonsRock.jpg805 viewsTHIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE (circa 1912) FROM THE BATCH GIVEN TO ME BY LULA SHANNON (on the right) IN THE LATE 60's. IT WAS IN WITH THE PICS OF THE HOUSE WHERE YOU ARE NOW LIVING. NO NAMES WERE WITH THE PICTURES. COULD EITHER OF THE MEN BE DR. EARLY? Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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littlefallsonstonycreek.jpg805 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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saltkettle71872.jpg805 viewsTHE ORIGINAL SALT KETTLE THEATRE...SECOND FLOOR OF THE OLD MATHIESON GENERAL STORE...JULY 1972....

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043W@comcast.net
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Glendale Springs - View of Mount Jefferson805 viewsFrom the Library of Congress Collection.
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weavercem1.jpg803 viewsThis photo was taken by Jeff Weaver in the early 1980s.
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MaryRutherfordwithherdog.jpg803 viewsCourtesy of Bobbi huskypup@bellsouth.net
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DUKEENERGYGASLINE020.jpg803 viewsTHIS IS THOMPSON VALLEY IN TAZEWELL COUNTY. IT'S NORTH OF SALTVILLE OVER BEYOND FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN. THE GAS LINE IS 32 MILES LONG AND IS COMING FROM JEWEL RIDGE AND WILL HOOK UP WITH EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS NEAR MARION. PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 2006.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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saltville1905a.jpg803 viewsView of the town taken circa 1905.
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Snapp, Jim803 viewsJIM SNAPP (1931-2005) OF SNAPP SIDING LANE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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galaxox1907.jpg802 viewsFrom a real photo postcard, dated 1907
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Snapp, Lawrence802 viewsLAWRENCE SNAPP OF GLADE SPRING, VA. OWNED AND OPERATED SNAPP'S TRADING POST ON HWY 11 NEAR EXIT 32 FOR MANY YEARS Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Lebanon - Lebanon High School802 viewsThis image is from a 1940s postcard.
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