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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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brownbartonroby.jpg543 viewsBarton Roby Brown, originally from Johnson County, TN, raised the only Confederate unit from that predominantly Unionist county. This company was Company A, 6th North Carolina Cavalry. After the civil war, the political situation forced Brown to relocate to Watauga County, NC.
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marionmain1930s.jpg543 viewsThis is a 1930s postcard showing Main Street in Marion, Va.
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peachbottommill.jpg543 viewsThis circa 1900 image shows a grist mill on Peach Bottom Creek, just north of the town of Independence.
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Blacksburg - Barracks 1 and 2543 viewsThis 1917 postcard shows VPI Barracks 1 and 2 in the early stages of American involvement in World War I.
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milehighbridge.jpg542 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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vaintermont.jpg542 viewsThis view of Virginia Intermont College is taken from a 1930s era postcard.
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elkingwenave.jpg542 viewsThis streetscape was photographed in 1911.
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columbianpapermill.jpg542 viewsThis is a 1906 postcard view.
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bluffcityrrbridge.jpg542 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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Glade Spring - Glade Spring High School Class of 1952542 viewsCourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Kingsport - Rotherwood Farm542 viewsThis 1940s postcard shows the "Old Elm" and the Silk Mill on the banks of the North Fork of the Holston River.
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crabcreekpbc.jpg541 viewsThis congegration was established in 1875. This building served the chruch from about 1900 until 1956.
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