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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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darnellsyl.jpg1146 viewsLived in Wilkes, Ashe, & Ky. Sylvester Darnell : merchant and farmer. Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.

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shepherdruthweaver.jpg1146 viewsHistorian, friend, cousin.
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taylorbenlee.jpg1146 viewsBenjamin Taylor & Lee Taylor. Courtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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westmain91967.jpg1146 viewsThis Don Smith Photo was taken in September 1967. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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parsonsjohn.jpg1145 viewsAlleghany County Commissioner - 1868. Son of Solomon Parsons & Lydia Sturgill, born 19 Jan 1805. Married
Margaret Gambill and later Phoebe Laxton.
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Doughton, Ch1145 views
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HeltonSchool(ca1915-20).jpg1145 viewsMy great-grandfather Wade Jones Sr. is one of the teachers in this photo. He is on left with little black bowtie near edge of window. I don;t know when the picture was taken but from looking at him I would suggest 1915-20, maybe up to 1925. I don;t know any of the others. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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100_1330.jpg1145 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 22, 2006.
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000_0081.jpg1145 viewsBuilt in Roanoke, VA in 1892, now on permanent display in downtown Saltville. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 1, 2006.
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Saltville - Mathieson Alkali Works1145 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows an aerial view of the main Mathieson Alkali Works facilities along the banks of the North Fork of Holston River in Saltville.
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Jameson, Pauline1145 viewsThis photo dates from 1948,
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dunisac1.jpg1144 viewsIsaac Leroy (Ike) Duncan (1884-1948) and his second wife Rosie Quesenberry. Ike was the son of Benjamin Duncan and Margaret Sutphin. In 1913 he inherited his parent's home on Main St. in Newbern where this picture was taken. Courtesy of Jason Duncan jmduncan@statesville.net
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