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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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stuartethel.jpg766 viewsEthel Rebecca Owen Stuart (1908-?) was the daughter of Luther Winfield Owen and Myrtle Francis. She married Reeves Washington Stuart, son of Calvin Poindexter Stuart and Tamsey Brinegar.
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vancephipps.jpg766 viewsVance Phipps was the son of Nathan Phipps and Martha Carolina Hart. Courtesy of Mary Bowman.
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000_0018.jpg766 viewsThis pair of steam engines sit beside U.S. 11 in downtown Chilhowie, VA. Photo by Jeff Weaver, February 2006.
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Hash, James Alexander Sons766 viewsThese are the sons of James Alexander Hash & Artisia Anderson Hash. From left to right are Bryon, Edgar, Polk, and Lonnie. From the Howard Hash Collection, courtesy of Brenda Hash Eugenio cherokee9550@verizon.net

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greerhse.jpg765 viewsThis house was built ca. 1810, and burned in the 1990s. Reputedly this was the oldest brick house in Ashe County.
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allsaintsch.jpg765 viewsThis photo post card was made in the 1950s/1960s.
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100_1576.jpg765 viewsThis view of the North Fork of New River was taken from the Weaver's Ford Bridge looking south. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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floydarsenicmine.jpg765 viewsGeneral View of the milling plant and mines of the United States Arsenic Mines Company. Photo circa. 1905.
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blueridgeparkwaystonecutters.jpg765 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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Unknown - Feed Mixing765 viewsThis 1929 image shows two Ashe County, NC farmers, (names unknown) mixing feed for dairy cattle. Courtesy of the Archives of North Carolina State University.
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roberts2.jpg764 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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altizerbridge.jpg764 viewsThis is the bridge over Route 8 at the Floyd-Montgomery County line.
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