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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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july2006pic 014.jpg1273 viewsPhoto July 12, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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weaverbridge.jpg1273 viewsThis is the Riverside Bridge on Weaver Pike Road near Bluff City, TN. This bridge was built in 1913.
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pic 015.jpg1272 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver May 2006.
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wilburdam.jpg1272 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows the Wilbur Dam under construction.
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littleleague61973.jpg1271 viewsSALTVILLE, VA. / LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD / JUNE 1973 / 200MM. Courtesy f Dom Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Jacks, Richard1270 viewsElder Richard Jacks was a pioneer missionary Baptist minister in Ashe County, NC.
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Wiley Winton Osborne1270 viewsWiley Winton Osborne (1850-1939), son of Enoch Osborne and Ruth Perkins, husband of Lavina Jane Mink. Courtesy of Emiily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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East Tazewell - Birds Eye View1269 viewsFrom a 1930s era postcard.
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Busic, John1268 viewsJohn Busic (1840-1919), son of John Busick and Susannah Barton and his second wife Lucinda Mullins. He was first married to Mary Ann Halsey who died in 1862 or so. He served with the Stuart Horse Artillery in the Confederate army and later was a deacon at Piney Creek Primitive Baptist Church.
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phippsbf&mattie.jpg1268 viewsFirst cousin, this photo dates from 1898 or 1899. Frank was the son of Nathaniel Phipps and Margery Hash, Mattie was the daughter of William Caldwell and Celia Hash. Mattie died in 1899.
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Testerman, Roby and Jane S. McClure1268 viewsRoby Testerman and Jane S McClure (father and stepmother of Della Testerman Kilby) Courtesy of Rachel Hamilton RHamilton@allstate.com


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ftchiswell.jpg1267 viewsThis is a postcard of the Chiswell Mansion, near Wytheville, VA. You might be interested in Hauser's 1907 Short Historical and Physical Description of Wythe County, Virginia. This booklet was prepared for the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.
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