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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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glenburneyfalls.jpg441 viewsThis is from the 1930-45 era.
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Picture 024.jpg441 viewsPhoto May 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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abingdonwallst1914.jpg441 viewsThis is from a 1914 postcard.
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emorydepot~0.jpg441 viewsThis is a mid-20th century photo.
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Court House in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, ca. 1911441 views
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The North Fork of the New River near Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, North Carolina: 441 viewsView is looking west from the east bank of the river. The 13th Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate), led by Benjamin E. Caudill from Letcher County, Kentucky, camped in this bottom
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ghff09/4/20 24:00440 viewsCourtesy of Mary Jane Burn.
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plasterco1.jpg440 viewsA view of the southwest end of the Saltville valley at Plasterco showing gypsum masses (white) mined by the Buena Vista Plaster and Mining Company. Photo dates circa. 1905.
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pics 037.jpg440 viewsPhoto September 13, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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meadowview.jpg440 viewsThis photo dates to circa 1910.
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pics 236.jpg440 viewsPhoto October 8, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Buncombe County - Craggy Gardens Tunnel440 viewsThis postcard shows the tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Craggy Gardens.
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