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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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916.jpg861 viewsSon of Elihu Weaver, lived at Wolf Knob, Grayson County, VA. Photo taken 1978.
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Sanders, Richard860 viewsAlleghany Co NC after it was formed in 1859.
My g-g-grandparents Richard Sanders (ca 1820-1909) Annie Royal (2/15/1827-8/12/1905). Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.

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belspringdepot.jpg860 viewsThis is an October 1947 photograph of the Norfolk and Western Depot at Belsprings, VA.
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Saltville - Mathieson Alakli Works Boilermakers.860 viewsBOILERMAKERS / MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS / SALTVILLE, VA. / 1919


TOP ROW - L-R - LLOYD SHORTT, BILL SHORTT, CLAUDE JACKSON, DAVE DEBUSK, FLETCHER BROWN, BOB POORE, WILLIE "BEAR" ROUTH, HAYNES DAVIS

BOTTOM - L-R- JOHN POORE, GARLAND LOWE, SID FARRIS, CHARLES GILBERT, WORLEY FRYE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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jeter.jpg859 viewsHe was the son of Dr. David Blevins and Nancy Jacks. He was a minister in the Mountain Union Baptist Association.
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baldwinwmhome.jpg858 viewsCourtesy of Irene Baldwin
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williamsmary.jpg858 viewsMary Weaver (1820-1897) was the daughter of William Weaver, Jr. and Sarah Sturgill. She was married to Henry John Williams. They lived in Alleghany County, NC.
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Mabe, Roy and Joe Roberts858 viewsROY "HAMBONE" MABE AND JOE ROBERTS / MATHIESON SERVICE STATION / SALTVILLE. Couresy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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spencerfred.jpg857 viewsSon of Isaac Greely Spencer and Maggie Sturgill.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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sylvatusschool.jpg857 viewsThis photo is from the mid 1930s.
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speedwellhouse.jpg857 viewsI know nothing about the house in this photograph, but it is obviously historic (I've been seeing this majestic old home all of my life, and I'm historic!) and it finally appears to be somewhat restored. It is located in Speedwell, Wythe Co. VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@ardelphia.net. Adam Linkous linkous_adam@yahoo.com writes that this was the old Patton Plantation and is now called Hornwolf.
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McClure, Edward857 viewsthe Rev. Edward R.McClure "Ed" abt 1920 here. He is the grandfather of Barbara Neaves Mills and Tonja Neaves Seivwright.
Courtesy of Tonja and Steve Seivwright seivwright@zoominternet.net
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