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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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100_1709.jpg521 viewsBusiness located on Lee Highway in Chilhowie. They make a wonderful burger. Photo April 26, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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pics 084.jpg521 viewsOrganized in 1793, this is the oldest congregation in Tazewell County, VA. This is their third building. It is located a few miles west of Tazewell on the north side of US 460. The church's web presence may be found here. Photo September 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Brumley Gap - Sycamore Bridge521 viewsSYCAMORE BRIDGE / NORTH FORK OF HOLSTON / WASHINGTON CO., VA. / FEBRUARY 20, 2008 Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1-43@comcast.net
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100_1295.jpg520 viewsPhoto March 19, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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damascus1908.jpg520 viewsThis is a general view of Damascus, Virginia from a 1908 postcard.
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100_1827.jpg520 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, November 1, 2006.
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Blowing Rock - The Palace at Tweetsie520 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the dance hall girls at Tweetsie's "The Palace." On a visit there in the early 1960s one of these girls planted a big old kiss on my Dad causing him no little amount of grief, although he had nothing to do with it.
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100_1684.jpg519 viewsThe Chatham Hill First Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) is shown in this photo, taken April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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mabelbaptist.jpg519 viewsPhoto April 28, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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buffalocreek.jpg519 viewsThis is from a 1930s postcard.
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100_1766.jpg519 viewsThis is a view of Pine Mountain taken from Razor Ridge Road, October 18, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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