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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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 Cleveland - Cleveland Lumber Yard1026 viewsHorse drawn wagons of lumber crossing mountain from Lebanon to Cleveland to be shipped by rail. Russell County, VA.
Courtesy of a person who wishes to remain unknown.
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 daviscc.jpg1025 viewsThis photo dates from about 1900. He was a civil war veteran and Primitive Baptist minister. They lived on the Windfall, Ashe County, North Carolina. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.
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 weaverjoshuaandcatherine.jpg1022 viewsJoshua Weaver (1815-1877) was the son of Lt. Isaac Weaver, Jr. and Jane Lewis. They moved from Ashe County to Lee County, Virginia and then to Missouri before the Civil War. After the Civil War they moved to Baker County, Oregon.
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 LewisFamily.jpg1020 viewsLewis family in 1940. From left:
Bertha Lewis Gentry 1902-1966
Bessie Lewis Houck 1900-1990
Henry Lewis 1892-1969
Genealia (Nealie) Lewis Elliott Guest 1890-1975
Jacob Harvey Lewis 1887-1963
Emmer Lewis Bumgardner 1885-1967
George Lewis-father of the above

Courtesy of Judy Lenderman rel1@bellsouth.net.
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 bucketline31962.jpg1020 viewsTHE HIGH BUCKET LINE TOWER AT BRITISH ROW / MATHIESON SERVICE STATION PARKING LOT / SALTVILLE, VA. / MARCH 1962
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 pennington stephen family1019 viewsTaken in the 1870s/early '80s: [bottom, l-r] Cicero Pennington (1847-1928), Stephen K. Pennington (1821-1890), Johannah Spencer Pennington (1820-1911); [top, l-r] Martha Caroline (1857-1935; m. Sturgill), Orlean (1853-after 1920; m. Young), Cansada Jane (1846-1899; m. Weaver). Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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 PapaSturgill.JPG1017 viewsJohn A. Sturgill was the son of Joshua Sturgill and Phoebe Marilda Weaver. Photo courtesy of Michelle Sullivan Decker.
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 100_1567.jpg1017 viewsThis old country store, still operating, has been a meeting point for Crumpler for decades. Photo April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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 palmeravesep71.jpg1014 viewsThis Don Smith (dsmith1043@comcast.net) photo shows a bustling Saltville downtown in September 1971.
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 bilunk1.jpg1013 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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 GeorgeLewis.jpg1013 viewsGeorge T. Lewis 1858-1948. Courtesy of Judy Lenderman rel1@bellsouth.net.
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 228.jpg1012 viewsThis is a baptizing in Little Helton for candidates for membership in Little Helton Baptist Church. Rev. Paul Phipps is administering the rite.
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