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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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Martin.jpg983 viewsCourtesy of Mabel Martin.
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rr_10.jpg983 viewsThis is a First National Bank of Rural Retreat $10 National Currency note, issued in 1933.
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JohnD.Hash&CoraAlbertaDavis.jpg983 viewsJohn D. Hash was the son of John Hawkins Hash and Elizabeth Hawks at Grassy Creek, Ashe County, NC. Bertie was born in Grayson County in 1884 to J. Monroe Davis and Mary Mase/Maze, both also of the general area of Grayson/Ashe. Bertie died in 1932. They lived most of their adult lives in Tazewell County, VA. Courtesy of Chrissie Anderson Peters. climbingthehashfamilytree@gmail.com
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oxcartwilkes.jpg983 viewsFrom a 1914 postcard.
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barkerhorton.jpg982 viewsBlind Horton Barker, famous local folk musician, noted for playing at the Whitetop Folk Festival for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in 1933.
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highway11.jpg982 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows U.S. 11 between Wytheville and Marion, probably at Groseclose.
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Allred, Thomas C. and Julina Frost Allred.982 viewsThis is a photograph of Thomas C. Allred and his wife Julina Frost. Tom (ca. 1853-after 1900) was the son of Suttle T. Allred (ca. 1818-12 Jul 1890) and grandson of Jesse Allred (8 Feb 1783-11 Nov 1844). Julina was the daughter of Stephen F. Frost and Martha Bedsaul of Carroll. Tom and his wife lived in the Piper's Gap area of Carroll. Courtesy of Mike Marshall mmarshall13@triad.rr.com

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Saltville- R. B. Worthy High School Homecoming982 viewsLAST SHAKER HOMECOMING / SEPTEMBER 20, 1986. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Grassy Creek - David Blevins Cemetery982 viewsThis photo dates from the 1940s.
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mlpweaver.jpg981 viewsThis is Martha Litisha Phipps, daughter of James Harvey Phipps and Evaline Weaver, and wife of Clayborn Monroe Weaver. They lived at Wolf Knob, Grayson County, Virginia.
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ruralretreat1908.jpg981 viewsThis 1908 photo shows a "typical" farm scene in Wythe County at that time.
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ednadavi.jpg980 viewsEdna Coomes Davis (d/o James T. Coomes) b. 1856 and Isom Commodore Rector, b. 1854. Courtesy of Patience Northern
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