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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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abingdonjockeyst.jpg490 viewsThis 1908 postcard shows Jockey Street on Court Day.
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Konnarock - Hassinger Company Store490 viewsThis Mid-September 2007 photo shows the old Hassinger Company Store Building under renovation. Photo by Jeff Weaver
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100_1339.jpg489 viewsPhoto March 24, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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100_1495.jpg489 viewsThe Easter Bunny visits Chilhowie Public Library on April 11, 2006.
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Independence - Vault Musuem489 viewsThis photo shows part of the display in the Vault Museum in the 1908 Grayson County Court House. Photo May 11, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Emily Frances (Scott) Cornett visiting Galveston, TX - 1921489 viewsEmily (William Washington Cornett's 2nd wife) came from Alton, KS a few years after William's death to stay the winter with her Son, John Winton Cornett and his sons in El Campo, TX. Here she is seen with William Delany Cornett and his girlfriend in front of the Galveston seawall, built after the 1900 storm that ravaged the town.
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newhopebaptist.jpg488 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, summer 2005.
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Church Green Cove, VA.JPG488 viewsThis is a photo of the Green Cove Christian Church, Washington County, VA. Courtesy of Roxanna rnrgen@aol.com
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scan0008.jpg488 views Here is a postcard that was written on 7 Dec. 1951 Top of Card: Bowie Apartments-Rooms for Overnight Guests - on Rt 58 - near US 58 Bottom of card: 401-405 N.Main St, Galax, Virginia (on back of card it says that Dr. & Mrs. Bowie was Managing Owner.
Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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Blowing Rock - Lake Chetola488 viewsThis image is from a 1920s postcard.
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Damascus - Straight Branch Falls488 viewsPhoto July 4, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. Compare to another photo of this falls taken in the winter.
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stonewallinst..jpg487 viewsThis postcard dates from 1913.
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