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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_1571.jpg1421 viewsThis view of New River is looking south back into Ashe County from the sliver of Alleghany County west of New River. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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nphipps.jpg1420 viewsSon of Ahart Phipps and Mary Ann Hash, he served in Company A, 26th NC Infantry during the American Civil War. He made his home at Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, NC.
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blevinsjcrosa.jpg1419 viewsThey lived at Grassy Creek, and this photo was taken about 1940.
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Adaline McMillan Reeves courtesy Mary Zell Absher~0.jpg1417 viewsAdaline McMillan Reeves 1832-1898, Nathans Creek
Courtesy Mary Zell Absher and Carol Eastridge Waters caew619@aol.com
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mtairypo.jpg1413 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard
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stuartgranny.jpg1413 viewsThis image shows Mary Ann Weaver Farmer and Phoebe Marilda Weaver Sturgill, sisters, and daughters of Andrew Weaver and Malinda Weaver. This photo was taken at the "Big July" Meeting at Big Helton Primitive Baptist Church in 1899.
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pennington sisters 1413 viewsThese are the daughters of Stephen and Johanna Pennington; Cansada Jane (known as Aunt Jenny to the family, I believe, but certainly NOT Cansada, though she was enumerated on at least one census with that name) is in the center. Youngest daughter Martha Caroline (Sturgill) is on the right; Orlean (Young) on the left. I have no idea who the accordian player is. He doesn't look like the Pennington's only son Cicero to my eye.

Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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Saltville - Elizabeth Cemetery1413 viewsPhoto May 12, 2007 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Rich Valley - North Fork of Holston River From Cliff View Road.1412 viewsNorth Fork of Holston River From Cliff View Road, October 24, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith.
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Jesse_Sheets.jpg1411 viewsThis is Jesse Sheets, son of Andrew and Mary Shearer Sheets, husband of Sarah Wyatt Sheets. Jesse was an elder at the Flat Rock Church of the Brethren in Clifton, Ashe Co., NC. Photo courtesy of Della Bare and Ricky Sheets rickysheets@earthlink.net
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Radford - Ingles Castle1410 views"The Castle" at Ingles Rd., west Radford, Montgomery Co. VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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hotelroanoke.jpg1408 viewsHotel Roanoke
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