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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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damascusstation1948.jpg314 viewsThis is an image made in June 1948.
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Mountain City - Main Street314 viewsView to the South on Main Street in Mountain City. Click here for the Mountain City Website. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 18, 2007.
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Foscoe - Cabbage Field314 viewsIN the 1960s, Watauga County was home to a Kraut cannery, which generated several cabbage fields.
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Amos Mason (left) and Bill Canter (right)314 views
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View of Lenoir from Academy Hill, ca. 1905314 views
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Bauselljamesw.jpg313 viewsEditor of the Lebanon News 1886-1896
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100_1620.jpg313 viewsPhoto April 21, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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jctlibrary.jpg313 viewsPhoto April 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Picture 048.jpg313 viewsPhoto April 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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folkgeorge.jpg313 viewsGeorge Folk, originally from southeastern Virginia moved to Watauga County before the Civil War. During the war he raised a regiment known as the 6th North Carolina Cavalry, or 65th North Carolina State Troops. After the Civil War he practiced and taught law in Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC.
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pics 097.jpg313 viewsPhoto Spring 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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dixiepottery.jpg313 viewsThis 1960s promotional postcard shows the shopping mecca - Dixie Pottery. Their facility has greatly expanded since this aerial shot was taken.
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