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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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Fries - Carrico Memorial Bridge758 viewsCarrico Memorial Bridge on State Rd.94, Fries P.O. Grayson Co.VA.
Photo by David Arnold
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wytheville.jpg757 viewsTaken from a 1940s era postcard.
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costoregrocery.jpg757 viewsThis is a view of the Grocery Department of the Mathieson Alkali Works Company Store. From the 1922 Alkalite
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Wytheville - Chimney Rock757 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard showing a closeup of the Chimney Rock.
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spencerbud1939.jpg756 viewsGrandpa Bud, William Troy Spencer, at the Whitetop Mountain Folk Festival in 1939. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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ruralretreatpresbyterian1912.jpg756 viewsThis is a 1912 postcard.
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Jonas_WesleyNoah_Robert_Parks.JPG756 viewsCourtesy of Joy Poston and Chrissie A. Peters.
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greystonemanor.jpg756 viewsThis 1920s postcard shows the rear view of the Greystone Manor, home of C. C. Lincoln.
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"Snakebite" John Wiles755 viewsHeadstone of "Snakebite" John Wiles (1790-1815). He was buried in the Holloway Cemetery, located deep in the woods on Wiles Ridge, near Traphill. Picture taken in 2000. Courtesy of Jason Duncan jmduncan@statesville.net
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saltvilleworkcrew.jpg755 viewsThis late 1930s photo by John Porter shows a work crew probably working on a water line near the Mathieson Company Store.
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Wytheville - Fish Hatchery755 viewsThis is a 1922 postcard view.
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spenceremory.jpg754 viewsCourtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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