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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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Mountain City - Hermit Motel537 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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Old_Town.JPG536 viewsCourtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net
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antioch2.jpg536 viewsCivil War headstone of Jesse J. Atwood (1843-1920) at Antioch Primitive Baptist Church. He was the son of Thomas Atwood and Polly Steelman. Photo courtesy of Jason Duncan.
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greengable4.jpg536 viewsFormer service station, now a junk yard. Photo by Scott Trent, 2004.
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100_1413.jpg536 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006, by Jeff Weaver. This building was formerly a school.
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friesnewriver1922.jpg536 viewsThis is a January 1922 photo showing the New River near Fries, Virginia.
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radfordpower.jpg536 viewsThis 1930-45 era postcard shows the hydroelectric power station for the City of Radford on Little River.
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Roaring Gap - Woodruff Primitive Baptist Church536 viewsThis church was established in 1850. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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pics 085~0.jpg536 viewsThis factory, located on the North Fork of the New River, makes electrolytic capacitors. It was formerly known as Sprague Electric Company. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 13. 2007
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Potter Family536 viewsVern, Ruby, Goldie, Artie Schrader and Conley Edward Potter sitting on side of wagon. Courtesy of Izzyizetta815@yahoo.com
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Independence - Grayson County Court House536 viewsThis view of the 1908 Court House is presented in a 1956 postcard.
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English Threshing Machine536 views
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