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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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100_1410.jpg660 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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postoffice1913.jpg660 viewsThis view is from a 1913 postcard.
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Galax - Galax School659 viewsPhoto April 7, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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brownbartonroby.jpg659 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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Seven Mile Ford - Railroad Trestle659 viewsThis limestone trestle over the Middle Fork of Holston River was built in 1857 and is still in use. Photo July 13, 2007, by Jeff Weaver.
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milehighbridge.jpg658 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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Picture 111~0.jpg658 viewsThis is the old Ashe Memorial Hospital, constructed in the late 1930s by the WPA. Photo May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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mariondepot1910.jpg658 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard view of the Norfolk and Western Depot in Marion, VA.
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Saltville - Sunset Over the Well Fields658 viewsSUNSET ON THE WELL FIELDS / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 13, 2007 / 9:08 P.M. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Roaring Gao - Roaring Gap Hotel658 viewsThis is from a 1905 postcard.
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A. A.V. K. Fisher658 views
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Hash, John & Laura657 viewsLeft to right: Edith ?,; Brayn [Brian] Hash and little Louise Ollie Johnson; Lucy and John Carter; John and Laura Hash.
Courtesy of Barbara Lepsik Roy lepsik@comcast.net
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