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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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Tuckrdale Baptist Church530 viewsPhoto September 13, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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pics 212.jpg530 viewsThis is the grave marker for Alice P. Blevins Phipps, daughter of Poindexter Blevins. Photo October 4, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Whitehead - Whitehead Community Center530 viewsThis building was formerly the Whitehead School. Photo March 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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Roan Mountain - Rhododendron530 viewsRoan Mountain claims the world's largest display of rhododendron in bloom. Check out their Website From a 1960s postcard.
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Rugby - Gideon Weaver Family Cemetery530 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver.
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friesreccenter.jpg529 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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100_1893.jpg529 viewsAnother view of the Fields Dam across New River at Mouth of Wilson, VA. Photo November 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Troutdale - Greear House529 viewsThis October 1963 photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net show the Greear House. Lee Greear was instrumental in the industrialization of Troutdale, and the incorporation of the town in 1906. This house was used as the symbol of Grayson County some years, as it was shown on the county's stickers for cars. This house was abandoned in the 1960s and demolished in the late 1970s.
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BrierpatchMountain - Jerusalem United Methodist Church529 viewsThis congregation was established in 1838. Photo by Jeff Weaver, February 2007.
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Jefferson - View from Mount Jefferson529 viewsThis photo shows the eastern end of the town of Jefferson from Mount Jefferson. The building in the center of the photo is the Ashe Memorial Hospital. In front of that is a shopping center. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 13, 2007.
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Rocky Hollow - Log Shed529 viewsNote the hand hewn and dove-tail construction of this shed. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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Grassy Creek - Vernacular Farm House529 viewsThis photo shows a rather typical farm house for the area dating from circa 1920. Note the pyramidal roof. This example is located on Grassy Creek. Photo July 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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