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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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phippsmltroy.jpg798 viewsTroy Phipps (1867-1879) and Martha Litisha Phipps (1865-1935) were the two youngest children of James Harvey Phipps and Eveline Weaver Phipps. They were raised on Silas Creek in Ashe County, NC.
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osbornecicero1.jpg798 viewsThis is the family of Cicero Osborne and his wife Darthula Ingram. They lived on Cabin Creek, Grayson County, VA.
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nuckollscb~0.jpg797 viewsBorn at Gambetta, Carroll County, VA on May 15, 1866. Attended school at Woodlawn, and Baltimore Medical College. Practiced medicine in Hillsville. Photo ca. 1922.
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shepherdruthweaver.jpg797 viewsHistorian, friend, cousin.
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cooperbf.jpg797 viewsB. F. Cooper was a physician who lived near Old Town in the 19th century. He was also the Captain of the Grayson County, Virginia Confederate Home Guard during the Civil War.
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coxmelvilleb.jpg797 viewsM. B. Cox served as Captain of Company C, 45th Virginia Infantry during the civil war. He was severely wounded at Lewisburg, WV.
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beamerbw.jpg796 viewsCashier of the People's State Bank of Galax. Born in Carroll County, VA December 9, 1882, son of Henderson M. and Mary E. Cooley Beamer.
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spencerisaacgreely.jpg796 viewsIsaac Greeley Spencer, son of William Troy and Cynthia Alice Osborne Spencer. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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drapervalley.jpg796 viewsThis is from a circa 1940 postcard.
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4thavenue1908.jpg796 viewsThis is a 1908 postcard scene of a residential section of Wytheville.
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Barren Springs - Boone's Furnace796 viewsThis furnace is located on Boone's Furnace Rd., Barren Springs, Wythe Co. VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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crockettfalls.jpg795 viewsThis is from a 1908 postcard.
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