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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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RossieBarker.jpg1108 viewsThis is my great-Aunt Rossie (pronounced with a z) Pendergrass-Barker. Daughter of Harrison Pendergrass-Barker and Amanda Welch. She was born abt 1870 and lived in Horse Creek, Ashe Co. NC. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla m.ruzyla@bresnan.net
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blueridgeparkwaystonecutters.jpg1108 viewsThis 1938 photo from the National Park Service Historic Photographic Collection shows stone cutters laying gutters along side the Blue Ridge Parkway then under construction.
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Glendale Springs - Holy Trinity Episcopal Church1108 viewsThis is the famous fresco, "The Last Supper" by Ben Long in the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at Glendale Springs. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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Gold Hill - Making Hay1108 viewsAnother shot of hay operations at Gold Hill. Cattle raising is still an important agricultural pursuit in the New River valley. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery1108 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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grosecloseswin1915.jpg1107 viewsThis image was published in postcard form in 1915.
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stuarthouse1973.jpg1107 viewsTHE STUART HOUSE / LAKE DRIVE / SALTVILLE, VA. / JUNE 1973

HOME OF WALTER P. AND ELSIE STUART. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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youngschapch.jpg1106 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver 2004. This congregation was founded in 1845 and is co-located with the campus of the Oak Hill Academy.
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hltnmdw.jpg1106 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, late 1970s.
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darnelljohnson.jpg1106 viewsJohnson Avery Darnell Jan. 16, 1874-Mar.26, 1962
Eldest child of Sylvester and Martha Weaver Darnell.

Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott. matalbott@seidata.com
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mtncitymethodist.JPG1106 viewsPhoto April 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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HobartSmithMusic8.jpg1106 viewsLUCAS AND HARMON BROS. BAND / TINE BRICKEY DANCING / HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1972
Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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