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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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Deep Gap - The Old Homestead579 viewsFrom a 1969 postcard.
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galaxvapc.jpg578 viewsThis postcard was dated 1915.
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tobaccobarnmofw.jpg578 viewsTypical scene in the fall, tobacco is hung in barns to dry until ready for market.
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Whitehead - Landmark Union Baptist Church578 viewsPhoto March 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Picture 018.jpg577 viewsPhoto April 28, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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redcrosscanteen1919.jpg577 viewsThis is a 1919 postcard.
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100_1893.jpg577 viewsAnother view of the Fields Dam across New River at Mouth of Wilson, VA. Photo November 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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General Henry Knox577 viewsPortrait of General Henry Knox (1750-1806) by Gilbert Stuart
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100_1924.jpg576 viewsThis December 8, 2006 shot by Jeff Weaver shows Appalachian Electric Power moving a massive electric transformer through Saltville. This thing weighs 480,000 pounds.
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Fries - New River at Fries576 viewsClick here for the Wikipedia article on Fries. Photo May 17, 2006 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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abingdon50.jpg575 viewsThis is taken from a 1950s postcard.
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norwoodhallradford.jpg575 viewsThis is a 1960s postcard of Norwood Hall on Radford University Campus.
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