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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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100_1594.jpg916 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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hesterspencer.jpg916 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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Wytheville - Reed Creek916 viewsThis is from a 1909 postcard.
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Totten, Bill and Sanders, Frank916 viewsTWO OF SALTVILLE'S FORMER MAYORS...BILL TOTTEN, LEFT, AND FRANK SANDERS

THIS WAS AT THE STUART HOUSE DEDICATION ON WEST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VA. IN JUNE OF 1973. CCourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@cokmcast.net
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taylorjohnpreston.jpg915 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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Speedwell - Speedwell Commissary914 viewsThis is what appears to be the Commissary now being used as a farm building. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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BankofSpeedwell5.jpg913 viewsThis is the old Quaker Church at Speedwell. Photo courtesy of David Arnold .david.arnold@adelphia.net identification courtesy of Adam Linkous adam_linkous@yahoo.com.
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Saltville - Saltville High Cheerleaders 1948-49912 viewsSALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS 1948-49

FROM LEFT - JODY WEAVER, DORIS CHEEKS, JUNE BRANHAM, JACK WOODWARD, BESSIE MAE HAYNES, ANNIE MAE RECTOR, JANE SOYARS, REBA BRANHAM. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Saltville Elementary School ca. 1924912 viewsSALTVILLE ELEMENTARY / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1924. CRABTREE COLLECTION. Courtesy if Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - White Rock Creek912 viewsDense foliage in Clinch sandstone gorge of Whiterock Creek, one mile north of Maccrady Gap. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Saltville - British Row911 viewsSALTVILLE, VA. / MAIN ST. IN FOREGROUND / BRITISH ROW AT LEFT / EAST MAIN AT CENTER REAR / CIRCA 1910

PHOTO OBTAINED CIRCA 1970 BY TOM TOTTEN FROM MALCOLM MARTIN OF ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM. Courtesy f Don Smithdsmith1-43@comcast.net
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ruralretreatrrscene1908.jpg910 viewsThis scene of a railroad cut was created circa 1908.
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