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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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pohick453 viewsThis view of the Pohick Church came from an early 20th century postcard. This was George Washington's home church. You might be interested in Philip Slaughter's History of Truro Parish. Note this church is in Fairfax County, VA, but in the Alexandria, VA mailing area.
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pics 039.jpg453 viewsPhoto September 13, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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orangedepot1912.jpg453 viewsThis is from a 1912 postcard.
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whitmanja.jpg452 viewsBorn in Cripple Creek Valley April 29, 1869, son of Andrew Clay Whitman, grandson of David Whitman. J. A. Whitman was the publisher of the Southwest Virginia Enterprise, a newspaper.
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earlyroanokepool.jpg452 views1920's Swimming Pool, Roanoke
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PineyCreekUMC.jpg452 viewsClick here for the church's website. Photo March 2006 by Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net
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june2006pic 027.jpg452 viewsPhoto June 10, 2006, by Jeff Weaver. This photo shows part of the 'camp' for the reenactors.
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Glade Spring - Main Street452 viewsClick here for the Wikipedia article on Glade Spring. Photo May 23, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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greenparkhotel.jpg451 viewsFrom a circa 1945 postcard.
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100_1439.jpg450 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 2, 2006.
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Emory - Emory and Henry College449 viewsThis engraving of Emory and Henry College is taken from Howe's History of Virginia, published in 1846.
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beechmountain.jpg448 viewsThis is from a late 1960s/early 1970s postcard.
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