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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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buckeyest71975.jpg831 viewsBUCKEYE STREET / EAST MAIN / ELIZABETH CEMETERY / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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wy07a.jpg830 viewsThis is an early 20th century view of what was then left of Fort Chiswell.
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ruralretreat1908.jpg830 viewsThis 1908 photo shows a "typical" farm scene in Wythe County at that time.
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worthyhs.jpg830 viewsNOTICE THE NEW STONE FIRE HALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION BEHIND THE TOWN HALL IN THIS MAY 1967 SHOT. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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David_Flemming_Parks.JPG830 viewsThe picture of David Fleming Parks came from Ralph Sullivan, a Parks researcher. Courtesy of Chrissie A. Peters.
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halseynancy.jpg829 viewsNancy Busic, daughter of John Busick, Sr. and Susannah Barton, married to Henry Drury Halsey. Moved to Wyoming County, West Virginia in 1868.
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ThorntonKilbyandPhoebeMarildaWeaver.jpg829 viewsCourtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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Fort Chiswell - Historical Monumnet829 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Castlewood - Train Depot828 viewsFrom a 1940s photograph.
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kilbycharityfrancis.jpg828 viewsCharity Francis Kilby (1827-_), wife of Nelson Kilby, is shown here in a tin type courtesy of Bryan Spencer. She was the daughter of Elijah Francis and Barbara Koontz,and the granddaughter of Charlie Francis.
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bucketline1942.jpg828 viewsThis 1941-42 photo shows the aerial tramway, commonly called the Bucket line carrying limestone from the quarries to Saltville.
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Neaves, Lena Kay828 viewsDaughterof Roscoe Neaves and Winnie Emaline Phipps.
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