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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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Bethel - Bethel United Methodist Church499 viewsFounded in 1896, this building was remodeled in 1945. Photo March 21, 2008 by Jeff Weaver.
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499 viewsAncient Plows
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Carlheim Hotel, Lenoir, ca. 1910499 views
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greengable3.jpg498 viewsVictorian era house at Volney. Photo by Scott Trent.
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pigs.jpg498 viewsA view of a typical hog pen in the area. Nearly every family kept hogs. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 1978
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JosephMurphysmithandIsaacLathamSmith0001.jpg498 viewsJoseph Murphy Smith, son of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith. Joseph is the father of Ossie Belle Smith Thacker. Joseph is buried at the Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN

Courtesy of Debi Coe.
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100_1532.jpg498 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006, by Jeff Weaver. This building, also known as Cullop's Tavern is believed to have been built in the 1770s.
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carlheimhotel1920s.jpg498 viewsThis is a 1920s postcard view.
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friesreccenter.jpg498 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_1924.jpg498 viewsThis December 8, 2006 shot by Jeff Weaver shows Appalachian Electric Power moving a massive electric transformer through Saltville. This thing weighs 480,000 pounds.
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vpipromenade.jpg498 viewsThis is from a 1920s postcard.
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Bridle Creek - Cliffs on New River498 viewsThe white stuff is ice on the river. Photo by Jeff Weaver February 2007
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