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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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Fancy Gap - Sidna Allen House1042 viewsThis photo taken May 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver shows this once elegant house fallen on hard times.
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parsonssolomon.jpg1041 viewsLived at Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC. She was the daughter of James "Little Jimmy" Weaver and Anne Johnson.
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weavercmsisters.jpg1041 viewsBack center, Clayborn Monroe Weaver, front left
Martha Weaver Darnell with one of her children, right Celia Weaver Reedy and one of her children. This photo was probably taken at Wolf Knob, Grayson County, VA.
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hillsville2.jpg1041 viewsThis is taken from a 1930s postcard.
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newrivermoonlite.jpg1041 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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Kilby, Charity Francis and Gaither1041 viewsCharity Francis Kilby (wife of Nelson Kilby) and grandson Gaither Ezra Kilby (son of Troy H Kilby and Marenthia Spencer). Courtesy of Rachel Hamilton RHamilton@allstate.com


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Hash, Boyden and Tamsey Rutherford1041 viewsThis photo is of Boyden & Tamsey (Rutherford) Hash in their old age down at Gold Hill, VA. You can see the covered wagon faintly in the back on the top of the hill. From the Howard Hash Collection, courtesy of Brenda Hash Eugenio cherokee9550@verizon.net
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pollyruthgladys.jpg1040 viewsThis photo is courtesy of Heather Sexton. Gladys Spencer Phipps (eldest), Ruth Phipps Sexton, Polly
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sullivanjordan2.jpg1040 viewsThis photo, ca. 1900, taken at Sturgills, Ashe County, NC.
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penningtondenthouse.jpg1040 viewsThis elegant Victorian home is located on Spencer Branch, and was photographed on July 1, 1978 by Jeff Weaver.
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taylorbenlee.jpg1040 viewsBenjamin Taylor & Lee Taylor. Courtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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halseyhd.jpg1040 viewsHenry Drury Halsey, son of Robert Halsey and Mary Allen, served as a chaplain in the Confederate Army (Virginia State Line, and later 21st Virginia Cavalry.) Moved to Wyoming County, WV in 1868, and served as minister to various churches in the Elkhorn Primitive Baptist Association. Married Nancy Busic,
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