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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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Carlheim Hotel, Lenoir, North Carolina1196 views
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bearwallowfalls.jpg1195 viewsNear Horse Creek and Mud Creek. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2004.
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academyofthevisitation1906.jpg1195 viewsThis 1906 postcard shows the Roman Catholic school in Wytheville.
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Billings, Parl Bower and Virginia Vannoy Billings1195 viewsParl Bower Billings (Son of William H Billings) 1892-1975 Alleghany County Virginia Vannoy Billings (Daughter of Larry Stokes Vannoy and Nelia Osborne) 1902-1997 Ashe County. Courtesy of Steve Billings sjbillings1@earthlink.net
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mcmillanflorablack.jpg1194 viewsWalton Wiley Colvard, Dora Pauline Reeves, Alma
Colvard, circa 1925, Ashe County. Courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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hwy107may65.bmp1194 viewsThis May 1965 photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the construction of Highway 107 from Chilhowie to Saltville. Clinch Mountain is in the background.
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Saltville - R. B. Worthy High School1194 viewsR. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL / SALTVILLE, VA. / JUNE 1973 / 200MM TELEPHOTO FROM HILL BEHIND MADAM RUSSELL CHURCH. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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SEPT10MISC915.jpg1193 viewsThis photo was taken August 1967 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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David_Flemming_Parks.JPG1193 viewsThe picture of David Fleming Parks came from Ralph Sullivan, a Parks researcher. Courtesy of Chrissie A. Peters.
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457.jpg1192 viewsDaughter of Arthur Fred Weaver and Fannie Blevins. School teacher at Marion Elementary when she died October 31, 1971.
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teasextract.jpg1192 viewsFormed in the early 20th century, the Teas Extract company used the bark from chestnut trees to make tannic acid, used in tanning leather.
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july2006pic 005.jpg1192 viewsPhoto July 11, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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