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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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Dick's Service Station743 viewsThis 1950s postcard show a rather typical service station for Appalachia at the time.
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Saltville March 1964743 viewsThis March 1964 photo shot looking east from Main Street, shows the company store in the center of the shot (red building), the train depot slightly to the left, and the bank further to the left. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Beaver Creek Flood of 1972743 viewsBEAVER CREEK AT FLOOD / NEAR SALTVILLE, VA. / DECEMBER 1972. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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parsonscc.jpg742 views Catherine Cox Parsons, daughter of John "Big John" and Lucy Terrill Cox. Born Jan. 7, 1820 in Grayson County, VA; Died Jan. 29, 1882 in Clark County, KY. Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net
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valleypikeinn.jpg742 viewsFrom 1960s postcard.
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Fort Chiswell - Anchor and Hope Plantation Marker742 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Perkins, Harry and Kate Jones Perkins742 viewsHarry Perkins, son of Gordon and Kate Jones Perkins with his wife Ethel Glover Perkins. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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wmweaverhouse.jpg741 viewsHome of William Weaver, Jr. (1787-1876), located in Alleghany County, NC. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This house was built in 1848.
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taylorleegurturde.jpg741 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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spencerbudoats.jpg741 viewsThis image shows Bud Spencer bundling oats circa 1940. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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wythevillemain1908.jpg741 viewsThis postcard view was captured in 1908.
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stpaulschurch1908.jpg741 viewsThis is from a 1908 postcard.
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