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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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MaryMarintha(Pop)KilbyYoung.jpg982 viewsDaughter of Thornton and Phoebe Marilda Weaver Kilby. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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phippsbf&mattie.jpg982 viewsFirst cousin, this photo dates from 1898 or 1899. Frank was the son of Nathaniel Phipps and Margery Hash, Mattie was the daughter of William Caldwell and Celia Hash. Mattie died in 1899.
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weaverben.jpg981 viewsThis is Benjamin Andrew Weaver's home in Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC. Nathan Weaver, Benjamin's father is 2nd from the right, and Nathan's 3rd wife America Whittington is on the far right.
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665.jpg980 viewsClarence Weaver shown at the family home of the Middle Fork of Helton about 1930. He was the son of Arthur Fred Weaver and Nancy Emaline Sturgill.
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Roscoe and Winnie Phipps Neaves980 viewsPhoto taken on their 50th wedding anniversary, in 1979.
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spencerchildren.jpg979 viewsThis photo is courtesy of Heather Sexton. These were the children of Cicero Spencer and Jettie Osborne.

Elba, Marshall William, Ruth, Janice and Gladys Spencer
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ivanhoefurnace.jpg978 viewsEarly 20th Century shot of the Ivanhoe Furnace, Wythe County, VA.
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heather1.jpg978 viewsPhoto courtesy of Heather Sexton. She lived near Helton Creek in the Sturgill's Community of Ashe County.
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strugillje.jpg978 viewsThis photo was taken in 1914 at Wolf Knob, Grayson county, virginia. Back row, William Sturgill, Lanta Sturgill, Emaline Sturgill; Front row Ersa Dell Sturgill, James Estil Sturgill, holding Guida, Ella Ingram Sturgill, and Cora Sturgill.
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heather3.jpg976 viewsThis photograph is courtesy of Heather Sexton.
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franklinstchurch.jpg976 viewsHere was one of the most prestigious black churches in Southwest Virginia. It was mostly destroyed by fires in 1913 and the new church was constructed on the old foundation. It was constructed in 1886 and is the Franklin Street M.E. Church at Wytheville, VA. The picket fence encircled the entire city block. Courtesy of Jack Hockett.
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pennington car976 viewsTaken in the 1920s in the Helton area of Ashe County: Second cousins Bryan Pennington, son of Stephen E. Pennington, and Dent Pennington, youngest son of Cicero and Almeda Grubb Pennington. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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