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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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Hash, John Marshall625 viewsCourtesy of Lee Hash leehash@aol.com
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civiliandormvpi.jpg625 viewsThis linen era postcard dates from the 1930s.
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Glendale Springs - Northwest Trading Post625 viewsLocated at Milemarker 259 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, photo by Jeff Weaver, May 20, 2007.
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Jefferson - Quilt on a Barn625 viewsThis barn is beside Mountain View Elementary School. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 20, 2007.
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Chilhowie - Interesting House625 viewsThis house was designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 2006.
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This is a Bold Creek Church meeting.625 views
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galaxfid.jpg624 viewsAn annual fiddler's convention has been held in Galax for many years. This is a poster advertising one of these events in the 1960s.
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Laurel Glen Regular Baptist Church624 viewsLaurel Glen Regular Baptist church, Alleghany County, NC.
My parents,(Caudill/Medley)my maternal grandparents(Medley/Carpenter); Evans, Higgins, Baugess are some of the people buried here. Across the road to the left of the church is a cemetery for black families who also used the church on alternate Sundays. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Creston Methodist Church624 viewsPhoto April 30, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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camptazewell1934.jpg624 viewsThis is a 1934 photo of Camp 54 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Tazewell, Virginia.
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chairlift7devils.jpg624 viewsThis image is from the 1970s.
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Laurel Springs - Parkway Motor Court624 viewsThis is from a 1950s or early 1960s postcard.
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