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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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Hash, Boyden and Tamsey Rutherford1175 viewsThis photo is Boyden Hash b. 5-30-1858 d. 12-2-1940 & Tamsey (Rutherford) Hash b. 1-9-1858 d. 5-24.1948, the parents of Lydia Virginia Hash. Boyden Hash is the son of William C. Hash and Malissa Polly Wingate. From the Howard Hash Collection, courtesy of Brenda Hash Eugenio cherokee9550@verizon.net

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Saltville - Tower House1174 viewsTEARING DOWN THE TOWER HOUSE / AMMONIA SODA-WET SIDE / OLIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / AUGUST 1975. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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july2006pic 028.jpg1173 viewsPhoto July 22, 2006, showing half of the monument listing the burials in this cemetery. Double click to enlarge to read the names.
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pics 052.jpg1173 viewsHalsey's Farm service is the place where farmers in Western Grayson County buy fertilize and other farm supplies. The Halseys also operate a large dairy operation. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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Brooks, Everette and Irene DeBoard Brooks1173 viewsEvertte and Irene Deboard Brooks from Silas Creek, Lansing NC, July 1959. Courtesy of Mary Testerman marytest@comcast.net

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Saltville - Still House Hollow1173 viewsSTILL HOUSE HOLLOW / NEAR SALTVILLE, VA. / JANUARY 1968. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Brinegar Cabin1172 viewsThe Brinegar Cabin, built in 1884 by Martin Brinegar, is very near Doughton State Park in Alleghany County, North Carolina, however, this cabin is on the side of the Blue Ridge precipice in Wilkes County, NC. This photo is from 1959. From the collections of the Library of Congress.
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Ball, John Elbert1172 viewsThis photo courtesy of Trula Fay Purkey shows John Elbert Ball, a veteran of Company I, 51st Virginia Infantry, Confederate States Army with granddaughters Dare Ball Parks and Clyde Lee Ball Marshal.
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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church1172 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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986.jpg1171 viewsThe Helton Academy was one of the first high schools in Ashe County.
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LABORDAYSATANDSUN032.jpg1171 viewsThis photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net was taken Labor Day 2006.
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jamesgrimsleystone.jpg1171 viewsThis grave is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo November 5, 2006 by Chrissie A. Peters.
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