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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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Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Duck Pond484 viewsIce Skating on the Duck Pond in the 1970s.
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Saltville - Carnival at Sunset484 viewsCARNIVAL AT SUNSET / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 13, 2007 / 9:09 P.M. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Independence -Civil WarNote484 viewsThis is a Civil War shinplaster from Grayson County, Virginia dated JJune 28, 1862, in the denomination of 50 cents. From the ecclectic collection of junque of Jeff Weaver.
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Comers Rock - Farm Stead484 viewsBeautiful Victorin Home and nice farm. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 21, 2008.
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milehighbridge.jpg483 viewsThis is the famous Mile High Swinging Bridge, Grandfather Mountain, NC. An early description of Grandfather Mountain and surrounding areas can be found in Shepherd Dugger's Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain originally published in 1907.
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Fries Dam483 viewsPhoto courtesy of David Arnold
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Weaver's Ford - Nathan Phipps gravestone483 viewsThis grave is in New River Baptist Church Cemetery. Photo July 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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barracksvpi1940.jpg482 viewsFrom a postcard.
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pics 139.jpg482 viewsTeen Miss Smyth County 2006 in the Apple Festival Parade. Photo September 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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stalbansschool.jpg482 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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Konnarock - Mr. Mailbox482 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, July 28, 2007
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Fries - Blair's Ferry Homes482 viewsHomes at (historic) Blair's Ferry section of Town of Fries, Providence Dist., Grayson. These homes predate the Town of Fries. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold
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