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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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hillsvilletragedy.jpg1103 viewsThis postcard is from an image made the day following the massacre in the court house.
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Saltville - East Main Street1103 viewsSALTVILLE, VA. / EAST MAIN STREET / MAY 1967 / 200 MM TELE / LEM. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Scratch Gravel - Deer Playing1103 viewsPhoto July 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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MaryElizabethWeaver0001.JPG1102 viewsThis is a photo of Mary Elizabeth Weaver, daughter of Isaac Weaver and Mary M. Humphrey Weaver. Mary was born October 15, 1842 and died May 5, 1913. repunzul@tampabay.rr.com

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James, Frank M.1102 viewsMr. James was superintendet of Ashe County's public schools for many years, as well as a dedicated supported of Ashe Memorial Hospital. This photo shows the memorial plaque at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 17, 2007.
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Totten, Tom1102 viewsTOM TOTTEN / SHOOTING THE REMAINS OF OLIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / DECEMBER 1975. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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darnellsylstone.jpg1101 viewsSylvester Darnell died in Ky and is buried in Caldwell Springs cemetery, Adair Co. Ky.
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SheetsFamily.jpg1101 viewsSeated: Ellis Sheets and Millie Perry Sheets (born ca 1871). Back: Ellis' brother and Ettie Sheets (Millie's daughter) Millie was a daughter of Solomon and Tobitha Ham Perry. Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com
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delpannie.jpg1101 viewsThis image of Annie Delp was taken in the 1920s while she was a student at Radford, Virginia.
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Helton Jitney1101 viewsThis one was in my aunt Lola Kilby Sewell's photo album. She moved to Harford County, MD, with her family (Roby and Eva Kilby family) in 1915 but returned to the mountains in the early 1920s to get her teaching degree from Boone. This photo caught my eye because this apparently was a mode of public transportation, presumably from Helton to Boone. I don't know that there was a "bus" from Harford County to Helton at that point. Later there was bus service from Bel Air to Sparta, I believe. She must have taken the train from Harford County to Boone. If you have any knowledge of this jitney, I'd like to know the facts. That's could be Aunt Lola on the left but I'm not positive. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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pic 024.jpg1101 viewsThis photo was taken May 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Fancy Gap - Sidna Allen House1100 viewsThis photo taken May 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver shows this once elegant house fallen on hard times.
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