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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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still.jpg481 viewsThis image is a postcard purporting to show moonshing in western North Carolina. The location of this still is not known, but may be typical of those used in Ashe County during prohibition.
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107_IN_1964087.jpg481 viewsThis Don Smith photo shows the layout of the future Highway 107 in the Hart Springs area. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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hungrymotherpark6.jpg481 viewsThis circa 1940 postcard shows canoes and sail boats on Hungry Mother Lake, north of the town of Marion.
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hardinhall.jpg481 viewsFrom a circa 1940 linen postcard.
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wilburdam.jpg481 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows the Wilbur Dam under construction.
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Stevens Creek - C. H. Porter Store481 viewsPhoto by David Arnold
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wolfknobsbc.jpg480 viewsThis church was established about 1935. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 2003.
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marionmain09.jpg480 viewsThis view of Marion was taken from a 1909 postcard.
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LOVER_SLEAPANDNEAROVERLOOKAPRIL152006060.jpg480 viewsYou might be interested in this botantic description of the Mayapple. Or in another website about Mayapples. These plants are quite common in the Central Appalachian mountains. Photo by Don Smith, dsmith1043@comcast.net April 15, 2006.
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sherrychristianchurch.jpg480 viewsThis church was built in 1903. This photo from about 1965.
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lenoir1900.jpg480 viewsThis postcard is from 1900.
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pleasanthgts366.jpg480 viewsThis photo by Don Smith was taken in March 1966. It shows the Pleasant Heights subdivision in its infancy. dsmith1043@comcast.net.
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