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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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fairwoodlogs.jpg880 viewsThis is Isaac Quincy Weaver (1893-1961; son of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps) working at U.S. Spruce Lumber Company at Fairwood in the early 1920s.
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100_1580.jpg880 viewsOK, its not much of a falls, more like rapids, but it is called the Falls of the North Fork. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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100_1594.jpg880 viewsThis church occupies the same location was the Presbyterian Church which was reported here in 1773. A Primitive Baptist Church also occupied this spot from the early 1800s until about 1900, when this building was constructed. Photo April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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maxmeadows.jpg880 viewsThis is from a mid-20th century photograph.
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pic 055.jpg880 viewsAn example of an above ground grave in Aspenvale cemetery. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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342.jpg879 viewsThis is Albert Neaves poling a flat bottom boat on the North Fork of New River about 1946.
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taylorcarlcarrie.jpg879 viewsCarl Taylor & Carrie Taylor. Courtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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jones.jpg879 viewsAbe and Sibby Jones donated land for the Mt. Olivet Freewill Baptist church. They are shown here with thier daughter, Mary. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@smyth.net
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Saltville - Decommisining of Olin May 1972879 viewsTHESE ROTARY DRIERS ROTATED AND DRYED THE SODA ASH AND MOST OF THE TIME THERE WAS A SNOWSTORM OF ASH COMING FROM AROUND IT FILLING THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH. THE ASH THAT LEAKED OUT WOULD BE SHOVELED UP AND ROLLED BY WHEELBARROW TO THE DIRTY ASH POT, COOKED AND SENT TO THE CAUSTIC SHED.

THERE WAS NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE DRY SIDE OF OLIN'S AMMONIA SODA DEPARTMENT. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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Graham's Forge - Assorted Buildings.879 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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J. Calvin Lee878 viewsThis grave marker for J. Calvin Lee shows the Confederate Iron Cross.
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Wytheville - Counts Drug and Main Street878 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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