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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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West Jefferson - View from "Negro Mountain"1092 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1942. The name, "Negro Mountain" was changed to Mount Jefferson about 1960. Courtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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Richardson, Ross Wilson1092 viewsCourtesy of Karen Lovell rackracing@charter.net
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Independence - Old Tool Display1092 viewsThis photo was taken at the 1908 Grayson County Court House on May 11, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Brown, Fannie1092 viewsThis photo dates to 1948.
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cida.jpg1091 viewsCida Agnes Coomes, B. 1899, d/o John Coomes and Elizabeth Fields
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nuckollscb~0.jpg1091 viewsBorn at Gambetta, Carroll County, VA on May 15, 1866. Attended school at Woodlawn, and Baltimore Medical College. Practiced medicine in Hillsville. Photo ca. 1922.
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Chestnut Hill - Hash Cabin1091 viewsThis image shows the cabin of John and Sarah Hash in the mid-20th century, as it was being dismantled. Photo by Espy Allen Deal. Courtesy of Tamara Deal Shepherdarmageddon@skybest.com
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John Jay1091 viewsJohn Jay (1745-1829) First Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Life Engraving by Leney, 1814
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mlpweaver.jpg1090 viewsThis is Martha Litisha Phipps, daughter of James Harvey Phipps and Evaline Weaver, and wife of Clayborn Monroe Weaver. They lived at Wolf Knob, Grayson County, Virginia.
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ispen.jpg1090 viewsFrom a tintype courtesy of Bryan Spencer.
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penningtondenthouse.jpg1090 viewsThis elegant Victorian home is located on Spencer Branch, and was photographed on July 1, 1978 by Jeff Weaver.
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hillsville2.jpg1090 viewsThis is taken from a 1930s postcard.
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