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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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MaryE.WeaverSmithHeadstone0001.jpg427 viewsThis is the headstone for Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith, daughter of Isaac and Polly Weaver. Mary is buried at the Weaver Union Church, Bristol, TN. The
inscription is not very readable but says:

Mary E. Smith
Wife of J. L. Smith (James Latham Smith)
Born
Oct. 15, 1842
Died
May 5, 1913

Courtesy of Debi Coe.
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Picture 122.jpg427 viewsPhoto May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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councillwilliamb.jpg427 viewsWilliam B. Councill served as Captain of Company B, 6th North Carolina Cavalry during the Civil War.
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Kingsportpulpcement.jpg427 viewsThis circa 1915-20 postcard shows Kingsport Pulp. Clinch Portland Cement, and the Kinsport Tannery.
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100_1838.jpg427 viewsPhoto November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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S6300145.JPG427 viewsI saw this deer in the road in front of me, but by the time I got the camera, it was taking off into the woods.
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S6300318.JPG427 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 24, 2007. The prevailing westerly winds cause most of the shrubs and trees to lean to the east.
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whitetopbc.jpg426 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2003
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100_1433.jpg426 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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100_1561.jpg426 viewsThis is one of two fish hatcheries in Smyth County, the other being south of Marion on Route 16. This facility produces bass for stocking area streams and lakes. From the Virginia Fisheries website. "The Buller Fish Hatchery near Sugar Grove annually produces northern pike muskellunge, smallmouth bass, and walleyes, as well as 50,000 trout. Trout used to stock Clinch Mountain WMA (Big Tumbling Creek) and Crooked Creek fee-fishing areas are produced year-round. Intensive rearing of muskellunge and northern pike is underway from April through June."
Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 14, 2006.
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Picture 103.jpg426 viewsAnother of the cabins at Healing Springs. Photo May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Picture 108.jpg426 viewsPhoto May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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