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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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mtairynursesschool.jpg538 viewsThis is from a double size postcard dating from the 1930s.
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Sheriff Fields538 views
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Grayson Highlands State Park - Cox Family Band538 viewsThis September 29, 2007 photo shpws the Cpx Family Band on stage at the 2007 Grayson Highlands Fall Festival. Photo by Jeff Weaver
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Tumbling Creek - Clinch Mountain538 viewsClinch Mountains from gap south of Beartown Mountain. Distant sharp peak is Whiterock; high ridge at right is Redrock with dip slope of Clinch sandstone on left forming syncline with distant ridge. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date. From the US Geological Service
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tumblingcreekfalls3.jpg537 viewsLocated near Saltville, this photo by Jeff Weaver in the summer of 2003, shows the falls from above.
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averyfair.jpg537 viewsThis image, courtesy of Julia Kodak Williams shows a hot air ballon at the Avery County fair in 1913.
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finneyes.jpg537 viewsEditor of the Lebanon News 1880-1886
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100_1417.jpg537 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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lenoir1stbaptist.jpg537 viewsThis is from a 1930s postcard.
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SIDANDOATFARRIS1900001.jpg537 viewsSID FARRIS, LEFT, AND OAT FARRIS. FROM ABOUT 1900...THEY LIVED IN RUSSELL COUNTY NEAR ELWAY. ELWAY HAD A POST OFFICE AT ONE TIME BUT DISAPPEARED FROM VIRGINIA MAPS MANY YEARS AGO. ELWAY WAS IN THE ELK GARDEN AREA OF THE COUNTY.

SID FARRIS PASSED AWAY IN SALTVILLE IN 1962 AT THE AGE OF 80.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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Tumbling Cove - Big Tumbling Creek537 viewsPhoto March 30, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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troutdalecem.jpg536 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Winter 2003.
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