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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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friesreccenter.jpg569 viewsFries Recreation Center, previously known as John Thorpe YMCA and originally as Fries Lyceum". Photo courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net.
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Kelly, Lula & Emaline569 viewsCourtesy of Lee Hash leehash@aol.com
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100_1857.jpg569 viewsThis photo shows Viola Clear (right) speaking with Democratic Senate Candidate Jim Webb at the Democratic Party Rally in Marion on November 4, 2006. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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statestreet1910.jpg569 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard view of State Street.
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Johnson City - Dixie Drive In569 viewsFrom a 1950s era postcard.
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Eureka School569 viewsThis photo is of the "Eureka School", Providence Community, Grayson Co. VA. The school was also known by other names during it's useful life.-- Courtesy of David Arnold
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Fries - 191 Cliff Street569 views101 Cliff St. Fries, VA. Home was reputed to have been built by Western Union as telegraph office. Also reputed to have been first residence built in historic district of Fries.--Photo by David Arnold
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The Big Oak Tree569 viewsThis oak tree stood at the intersection of Guffy Road (now Big Oak Lane) and Hwy 601, at the farm of Grover Cleveland Russell. Martha Luticia Ross Russell married James Fleming Russell and moved to the farm just after the Civil war and she said that the oak tree was the size of a stove pipe when she moved there. This photo was taken by Pamela Russell Kepley about 1975.
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Plowing in Gaul in the 4th Century569 views
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woolenmill.jpg568 viewsThis is a view of the Littlewood Woolen Mill Building on Helton Creek. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 1978.
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100_1309.jpg568 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 22, 2006.
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newmanlibrary.jpg568 viewsThis is Newman Library on the Virginia Tech Campus as seen in a 1950s/1960s postcard.
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