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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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Saltville - Well Fields860 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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wythebank1929.jpg859 viewsThis 1929 postcard of Main Street in Wytheville features the Wythe National Bank.
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Phipps, Delmar Emory and Fannie Lee Ball858 viewsPhipps, Delmar Emory and Fannie Lee Ball - Taken in the early 1930's. Photo Submitted by Granddaughter Lynn Sexton Gallegos Arbadella64@yahoo.com

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wythefarm.jpg857 viewsTaken from a 1940s era postcard.
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saltvillestore.jpg857 viewsThis store was built in 1894 and served Saltville until 1970. This view is from about 1925.
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roberts2.jpg857 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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floydarsenicmine.jpg857 viewsGeneral View of the milling plant and mines of the United States Arsenic Mines Company. Photo circa. 1905.
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HopkinsSiblings.jpg857 viewsCourtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net
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Richadson, Luther and Dwight857 viewsLuther Richardson with baby Dwight Richardson. Picture submitted by great granddaughter Lynn Sexton Gallegos Arbadella64@yahoo.com

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mawgenstore1980.jpg856 viewsTHE MATHIESON GENERAL STORE IN SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA. BUILT IN 1894...TORN DOWN IN 1980. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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