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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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4thavenue1908.jpg794 viewsThis is a 1908 postcard scene of a residential section of Wytheville.
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Hillsville - Hillsville High School794 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1910-20 period.
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Davis, Alice and Lena Smith794 viewsALICE DAVIS AND LENA SMITH / 604 EAST MAIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1935. Courtesy of don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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cassellfarm.jpg793 viewsThis is a 1976 photo of the Cassell Family farm house located on what is now Country Club Estates in Wytheville. Courtesy of Steve Grubb steppen_dawg@yahoo.com
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BUCKETLINEAUG1967089.jpg793 viewsBUCKETS HEADED FOR THE LIME KILNS...AUGUST 1967. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net.
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Pulaski - Main Street Looking East793 viewsThis is from a 1907 postcard.
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Louisa(Jennings)Blevins.jpg792 viewsHere is a photo of Louisa Jennings Blevins that someone gave me. She was b. Jan 1865 and married David W. Blevins who was a son of James Melvin Blevins who was a son of Wells Blevins. I have not proved any of this info but assume that it is correct. Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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Wytheville - Reed Creek792 viewsThis is from a 1909 postcard.
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Martin.jpg791 viewsCourtesy of Mabel Martin.
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weaverworth.jpg791 viewsWorth Weaver was the son of Martin Luther Weaver and Ollie Kilby. He was raised on Helton Creek, Ashe County, NC but moved to Lancaster Co., PA in the 1930s, and later to Oxford, Chester Co., PA and still later to Dover, Delaware. He is buried in the Little Brittian Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Peach Bottom, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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darnellsylstone.jpg791 viewsSylvester Darnell died in Ky and is buried in Caldwell Springs cemetery, Adair Co. Ky.
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taylorcarlm.jpg791 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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