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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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hesterspencer.jpg801 viewsI took this picture in the late 1970's of Hester (Spencer) Spencer, Viola (Richardson) Spencer, Blannie (Spencer) Sturgill. Blake Spencer, and Wave (Spencer) Spencer.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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PATTYJO412.jpg801 viewsPhoto March 1971 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Saltville Elementary School 1919801 viewsSALTVILLE ELEMENTARY / SALTVILLE, VA. / 1919 / THIS SCHOOL WAS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF WEST MAIN ST. AND HENRYTOWN ROAD. CRABTREE COLLECTION PHOTO Vourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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David,Nancy,Neilie,ElizaFisher.jpg800 viewsPhoto courtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net
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wellfieldtrouble1910.jpg800 viewsThis circa 1910 photo shows a well derrick in a state of collapse. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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loversleapwytheville.jpg799 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
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farmerluther1.jpg799 viewsThis is a photo of Luther Farmer and his children from the 1930s.
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Helton Creek798 viewsThis photograph was made in the summer of 2005 by Jeff Weaver, and shows Helton Creek near its headwaters on Whitetop Mountain. It was reported that there was gold found in these creeks in 1897. You can read about it in C. R. Boyd's 1897 book on Grayson County Geology
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quesenberrynorman.jpg798 viewsBorn October 27, 1871, lived in the Snake Creek community. Served as treasurer of Carroll County, in 1924.
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okparsons.jpg798 viewsOsborn Kesterson (O K) Parsons; son of Edmund Parsons and Charlotte Reeves
b 11 October 1844, Grayson County, VA
d 10 October 1918, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
m 1) Dicie Lavera Lewis; 2) Addie Iseliah Wiggins
Photo was taken in Louisiana
Courtesy of Jacque Lopez jacquel@prodigy.net
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Amanda Patrick798 viewsMourning Matilda Snow B. 28 August 1858, daughter of Deep and Serepta Willey, Snow (Surry County NC) and wife of James Harrison Baugess (11 Apr 1859-10 Mar 1923) of Wilkes County NC
with daughter Amanda Almeda Baugess, wife of Cicero Winton "Wint" Patrick (Ashe County NC) Shared with me by Roger Carpenter- Great Great Grandson of James Harrison and Mourning Snow, Baugess. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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phippscora.jpg798 viewsPhoto taken in 1959, widow of Benjamin Franklin Phipps, daughter of Martin Van Buren Richardson and Mary Polly Busic.
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