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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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Saltville - Screening Plant1369 viewsDISMANTLING THE SCREENING PLANT / OLIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1969. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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wt_store.jpg1367 viewsWilliam T. Porter b abt 1863 d 13 Apr 1940 and his 1st wife Etta Jane Mallory b 06 Dec 1866 d 12 Nov 1905. This is his store that was located near Fries VA. Children in photo are Verna, Vestal, and Clarence. I don't know who the dark haired woman is.
Courtesy of Terry Porter.
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tennesseeeastman.jpg1366 viewsFrom a 1930-45 postcard.
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Mandywithchildren.jpg1366 viewsAmanda Campbell Lewis with children.
boy standing- Jacob Harvey
girl standing-Emmer
boy in hat- Andy
girl on Andy's lap-Genealia
baby- Henry
Courtesy of Judy Lenderman rel1@bellsouth.net.
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Galax - Bird's Eye View of Galax1364 viewsTHis is a 1920s postcard.
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Fries - Carrico Memorial Bridge1364 viewsCarrico Memorial Bridge on State Rd.94, Fries P.O. Grayson Co.VA.
Photo by David Arnold
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hbmiller.jpg1363 viewsThis photo of Harrison Baker Miller was made while he was serving in Company A, 26th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War. He later became a Primitive Baptist minister and moved to St. Clair's Bottom in Smyth County, Virginia.
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wyattelihu.jpg1363 viewsThis is my great grandfather. elihu wyatt b. sept.6,1861 and died March 30, 1929. He was a general merchant and justice of the peace. he lived in the Ripshin community of Ashe County. the home he built still stands. thanks for helping me.
Donald Blevins, Hudson, NC ncdon@charter.net.
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baldwinwm3.jpg1362 viewsCourtesy of Irene Baldwin.
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pennington stephen1361 viewsStephen K. Pennington (1821-1890), son of Samuel Pennington and Elizabeth Anderson; Johannah Spencer (1820-1911) daughter of Isaac Spencer and (Jo)Hannah unknown. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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Poplar Camp - Shot Tower1361 viewsThis is a pre-1907 image of the Revolutionary War landmark near the Wuthe-Carroll County line.
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canemill.jpg1360 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Spring, 2004. This cane mill dates from the heyday of Grayson County farming. To read more, see David Painter's Five Year Program for Development of Agriculture in Grayson County.
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