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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_1354.jpg446 viewsThis meeting house is located behind McDonalds. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 28, 2006.
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100_1566.jpg446 viewsThis is the old Riverside School, now Riverside Community Center, near St. Clair's Bottom. Photo April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Picture 087.jpg446 viewsPhoto April 30, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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lakelouise.jpg446 viewsThis is a 1930s postcard showing Lake Louise at Roaring Gap, NC.
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lenoirbev1910.jpg446 viewsThis is from a 1910 postcard.
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pics 089.jpg446 viewsPhoto spring2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1748.jpg446 viewsThis is the easterly view from the Sugarlands overlook in Grayson Highlands State Park. Photo October 18, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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SIDANDOATFARRIS1900001.jpg446 viewsSID FARRIS, LEFT, AND OAT FARRIS. FROM ABOUT 1900...THEY LIVED IN RUSSELL COUNTY NEAR ELWAY. ELWAY HAD A POST OFFICE AT ONE TIME BUT DISAPPEARED FROM VIRGINIA MAPS MANY YEARS AGO. ELWAY WAS IN THE ELK GARDEN AREA OF THE COUNTY.

SID FARRIS PASSED AWAY IN SALTVILLE IN 1962 AT THE AGE OF 80.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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100_1874.jpg446 viewsPhoto November 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1901.jpg446 viewsThis photo was taken December 2, 2006 at the Chilhowie Community Center by Jeff Weaver. John Paul Jones is playing Santa.
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100_1913.jpg446 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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Laurel Springs - Parkway Motor Court446 viewsThis is from a 1950s or early 1960s postcard.
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