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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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OssieBelleSmith30001.jpg375 viewsOssie is in the back, Darcus is in the front.

Darcus Adalaide Smith Cole, b.12-21-1871, d.2-14-1963, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
(daughter of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith)

Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, b.8-1-1896, d.6-21-2004, buried at Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN (Granddaughter of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith) Courtesy of Debi Coe.
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100_1361.jpg375 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 29, 2006.
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100_1690.jpg375 viewsThis building once housed the Broadford Elementary School. It is currently used as some type of church. Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Picture 111~0.jpg375 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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100_1821.jpg375 viewsThis photo taken November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1913.jpg375 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, December 6, 2006. These trees and rocks are just a few feet from the summit at 5560 feet.
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Weaver, Eli Family375 viewsChildren of Eli Weaver top Myra Weaver, John Weaver
Melinda Weaver, Ruth Weaver,Amand Weaver holding
baby Jarvis Greene, Molly Weaver. Courtesy of Roy Weaver royweaver@bellsouth.net
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whitetopbc.jpg374 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2003
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abingdon50.jpg374 viewsThis is taken from a 1950s postcard.
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100_1414.jpg374 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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glade1860.jpg374 viewsThis wood cut purports to show the village of Glade Spring ca. 1840. The mountain in the background is Whitetop, perhaps exaggerated.
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Picture 030.jpg374 viewsPhoto April 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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