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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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Wytheville - Wytheville Hospital828 viewsThis is from a real photo postcard made in the 1930s.
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Sheppard, Sweeney827 viewsSWEENEY SHEPPARD AND HIS BLACK 1960 PLYMOUTH SAVOY TAXI / SALTVILLE, VA. / SEPTEMBER 1967. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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Totten, Tom827 viewsTOM TOTTEN...THE MASTER AT WORK...SHOOTING NORTH HOLSTON FROM THE DEWEY DEBUSK FARM...APRIL 1967. Tom died January 7, 2008, age 87. Rest in Peace, friend. Tom was the photographer of many of the images een on the New River Notes Photo pages. This image of Tom is courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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Stuart, Elsie and Roger A. Allison826 viewsROGER A. ALLISON AND ELSIE STUART AT THE STUART HOME ON LAKE DRIVE / SALTVILLE, VA. / JUNE 1973. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Screening Plant826 viewsDISMANTLING THE SCREENING PLANT / OLIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1969. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Well Fields826 viewsTHIS OCTOBER 1964 OLIN PROJECT WAS A REVERSE DRAINAGE DITCH DUG IN THE UPPER WELL FIELD AREA. PICTURE WAS TAKEN FROM LAKE DRIVE. LOOKS QUITE DIFFERENT TODAY...43 YEARS LATER. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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weaverceliap.jpg825 viewsCelia Pennington was the wife of John Weaver (1799-1870) and lived near the current location of Mount Rogers School, Grayson County, VA.
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Wytheville - Chimney Rock825 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard showing a closeup of the Chimney Rock.
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Sexton, Charlie Fred "Red"825 views Picture of Fred "Red" Sexton taken in 1930 in front of the Sexton family homeplace. Fred is the son of Troy and Martha Warren Sexton. Picture submitted by granddaughter Lynn Sexton Gallegos Arbadella64@yahoo.com

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heltongristmill.jpg824 viewsThis is a photo of the Grist Mill Building on Helton Creek. This photo by taken by Jeff Weaver in June 1978.
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