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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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Saltville - Collegians1241 viewsBEACH MUSIC WITH THE COLLEGIANS / SALTVILLE LABOR DAY WEEKEND / SEPT. 1, 2007. Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Well Fields1241 viewsFOGGY SUNDAY MORN / WELL FIELDS / SALTVILLE, VA. / OCTOBER 7, 2007 / 9:41 A.M. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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strugilljames1781.jpg1240 viewsSon of Francis Sturgill, Sr. and Rebecca Hash. Lived at Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC
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applesatchilhowie.jpg1240 viewsThis 1950 photo shows women processing apples at Bonham Brothers.
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AmandaJ.OsborneRoop.jpg1240 viewsCourtesy of Chrissie Anderson Peters.
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100_1395.jpg1239 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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pics 151.jpg1239 viewsThis is a shot of Fairwood Road on September 27, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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laurelvalleych.jpg1238 viewsLocated near Konnarock, Smyth County, VA, this log church is a popular site for weddings. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2003. Update: This church suffered minor fire damage on February 17, 2006.
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AlbertHobsonHash.jpg1237 viewsThis is a picture of Albert Hobson Hash, son of Alexander Norman & Susanna Caroline (Kirk) Hash, he was born 28 Sept 1898 in Grayson Cty.; died 14 Jan 1992 in Grayson Cty.; buried in the Fox Cemetery beside his wife, Eva Notra Graybeal, whom he married 22 Dec 1922. He was living at the Osborne Motel when I met him in 1990, a very nice & pleasant man to talk with about family.

The lady & little girl (her granddaughter) were from Maryland & passing through on their way to some place in North Carlonia to visit some of her Hash kin. Really didn't get to know her as well as I did Hobson. Courtesy of Harold Hash.

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Saltville - Mathieon Alkali Works Hospital1237 viewsThis image is from the cover of the 1927 Alkalite. The hospital was located in the upper floor of the Mathieson Alkali Works General Store.
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cphjipps.jpg1236 viewsColumbus Phipps, on the right, is shown in this ca. 1918 photograph. He wrote his Reminiscences in 1922.
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greerhse.jpg1235 viewsThis house was built ca. 1810, and burned in the 1990s. Reputedly this was the oldest brick house in Ashe County.
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