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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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galaxatblowingrock.jpg525 viewsThis is from an early 1900s postcard.
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100_1600.jpg525 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 19, 2006.
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100_1689.jpg525 viewsPhoto April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. This was the former home of the Broadford Church of God.
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jctlibrary.jpg525 viewsPhoto April 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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damascus1910.jpg525 viewsThis is from a 1910s postcard.
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Galax - Queen of the Fire Station525 viewsThis 1947 photo shows the Queen of the Galax Fire House. No name came with the photo, sorry. Anyone know who she was? The original photo is out of focus as well.
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Abingdon - Engraving from 1846525 viewsThis 1846 engraving is taken from Howe's History of Virginia.
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Sketch525 viewsDuring the first 90 years of Dickenson County's existence, the time period between 1880 and 1970, there evolved over one hundred identifiable communities, the nuclei of which consisted of any or all of the following: a one or two room school, a post office, a store, and a church. Sometimes the school served as a church or vice versa. The last rural post office in the county, Darwin, was discontinued in 1963. The last two rural schools, Dog Branch and Yates, closed in 1970. Very few country stores remain in
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Wataugaacad.jpg524 viewsThis postcard was made very near the year 1900, and shows the Watauga Academy.
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100_1374.jpg524 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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100_1448.jpg524 viewsThis congregation was established about 1913. Photo April 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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100_1526.jpg524 viewsThis church is located in Cleghorn Valley. Photo April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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