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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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autodaylenoir1906.jpg487 viewsThis 1906 real photo postcard shows auto day on the courthouse square in Lenoir.
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Independence - Vault Museum487 viewsAnother shot of the contents of the Vault Museum in the 1908 Grayson County Court House. Photo May 11, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Independence - Guynn Shopping Center487 viewsPhoto May 30, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Mountain City - Bethel Baptist Church487 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 20, 2007.
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Fees Ridge - Gold Mine Tailings Pile487 viewsPhoto September 2007 by Jeff Weaver. This is the remnant of a gold mine that was exhausted in the late 19th century.
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tazewellcattle20s.jpg486 viewsThis is from a 1920s era postcard. It shows the typical Appalachian whitefaced cattle. Whitefaced cattle are generally Polled Herefords
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abingdon1846.jpg486 viewsThis sketch of Abingdon was first published in Henry Howe's 1846 Description of Virginia.
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bausellellwood.jpg486 viewsEditor of the Lebanon News 1934-1970.
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100_1432.jpg486 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 2, 2006.
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100_1681.jpg486 viewsThis Iron Bridge spans the North Fork of Holston River on Ridgedale Road. This type bridge, once common, is fast disappearing from the landscape. Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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kingsportdepot.jpg486 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard.
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mooremartinvanburen.jpg486 viewsMartin Van Buren Moore is shown here in his uniform as Quartermaster of the 6th North Carolina Cavalry during the Civil War.
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