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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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100_1622.jpg1026 viewsLocated on Old Ebenezer Road, south of Marion, this congregation dates from 1799. This structure was constructed in 1854. It is used for occasional meetings, but Ebenezer Lutheran Church relocated to downtown Marion in the 1940s. Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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oxcartwilkes.jpg1026 viewsFrom a 1914 postcard.
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HobartSmithMusic8.jpg1026 viewsLUCAS AND HARMON BROS. BAND / TINE BRICKEY DANCING / HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1972
Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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highway11.jpg1026 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows U.S. 11 between Wytheville and Marion, probably at Groseclose.
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wellfields31965.jpg1026 viewsBARN AT LEFT WOULD BECOME THE SALT KETTLE THEATRE IN 1973. BUILDING BEING RAZED IS AN OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE. IT WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS WHEN IT WAS A SALT HOUSE. WHEN IT WAS NO LONGER USED AS A SALT HOUSE, THE TOP FLOOR SERVED AS THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MASONIC LODGE WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949. THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON.

THE BUILDING AT RIGHT IS THE OLD AXTON CROSS LOADING TERMINAL.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comast.net
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Saltville - Shooting Olin1026 viewsThis April 1972 photo by Tom Totten shows Don Smith photographig the Olin facility as it was being prepaed for demolition. Courtsy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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000_0665.JPG1025 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, May 2005.
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mainandcherokee.jpg1025 viewsThis is a 1909 panoramic photo by Omar L. Hensley. From the files of the Library of Congress.
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elishaandersonstone.jpg1025 viewsThis grave stone is in the Elisha Anderson Cemetery. Photo November 5, 2006 by Chrissie A. Peters.
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Saltville - East Main Street1025 viewsSALTVILLE, VA. / EAST MAIN STREET / MAY 1967 / 200 MM TELE / LEM. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Waiting for the Governor1025 viewsWAITING FOR GOV. LINWOOD HOLTON / SALTVILLE, VA. / SEPTEMBER 1971. Courtsy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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pics 138.jpg1024 viewsThis is the Chilhowie Future Farmers of America float in the Apple Festival Parade.
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