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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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Saltville - Worthy Mine1327 viewsWORTHY MINE / NEW QUARRY AREA / NEAR SALTVILLE, VA. / MAY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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tspen.jpg1326 viewsThis is Troy Spencer's image courtesy of Bryan Spencer. Troy Spencer served as a lieutenant in Company C, 63rd Virginia Infantry. He was executed for desertion in 1864.
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cline.jpg1326 viewsPhoto courtesy of Thom Houk.
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minniecsmith002.jpg1326 viewsThis is a photo of Minnie Catherine Smith Peaks, b.9-29-1880, d.2-9-1953, and her husband, Andrew J. Peaks, b.10-4-1875, d.8-15-1953. Both are buried at the Weaver Union Church Cemetery in Bristol, Sullivan County, TN. Minnie is the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith and James Latham Smith. Courtesy of Debi Coe.
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noahbarker.jpg1325 viewsThis is Noah Barker of Ashe Co. NC According to my family Noah was a blind musician, a fiddle player. He was married to Leah Pendergrass and they were in some way related to the Harrison Pendergrass family. My great-grandfather Harrison Pendergrass and his family adopted the surname Barker. According to the 1870 and 1880 cesnsus records Noah Barker was born abt. 1825. The census records also note that Noah was blind and a musician. I would love to hear from anyone who may know more about Noah Barker or the Pendergrasses from Horse Creek in Ashe Co.

Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla [email] m.ruzyla@bresnan.net[/email]
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weaverjoshuaandcatherine.jpg1323 viewsJoshua Weaver (1815-1877) was the son of Lt. Isaac Weaver, Jr. and Jane Lewis. They moved from Ashe County to Lee County, Virginia and then to Missouri before the Civil War. After the Civil War they moved to Baker County, Oregon.
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clarklib.jpg1322 viewsLIB AND LOUISE CLARK WALKING TO TOWN ON A COLD, SNOWY JANUARY MORNING IN 1970. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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baldwinwm2.jpg1321 viewsCourtesy of Irene Baldwin.
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Hash, Albert, Spencer Thornton & Emily1321 viewsThis photo of Albert Hash (center); Emily Spencer (left) and Thornton Spencer (right) was taken on July 2, 1978 at Maggie Spencer's birthday party. Photo by Jeff Weaver
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spencerkilby.jpg1321 viewsl to r: Kilby Spencer, Victor Spencer, Pruner Weaver, Lee Kilby, and Wayne Duvall
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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bettybakermine2.jpg1320 viewsThis view of the famous Carroll County, VA Copper mine was made about 1905.
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PapaSturgill.JPG1319 viewsJohn A. Sturgill was the son of Joshua Sturgill and Phoebe Marilda Weaver. Photo courtesy of Michelle Sullivan Decker.
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