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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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heather1~0.jpg1056 viewsSign at the NC/TN State line at Trade. Courtesy of Heather Sexton
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OssieBelleSmith0002.jpg1056 viewsAttached is a photo of my Grandmother, Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, granddaughter of Isaac and Polly Weaver. This photo was taken in the summer of 1922, Ossie would have been about 25/26 years old.
courtesy of Debi Coe.
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100_1418.jpg1056 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 2, 2006.
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oxcartwilkes.jpg1056 viewsFrom a 1914 postcard.
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greengable3.jpg1055 viewsVictorian era house at Volney. Photo by Scott Trent.
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weaverguida.jpg1055 viewsGuida Rose Weaver is shown here on Helton Creek with her daughter Glenna Fay in 1931, before moving to Pennsylvania. She was married to Worth Weaver, and was the daughter of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram.
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farmernoah2.jpg1055 viewsNoah Farmer (B. 1844 son of Wilson Farmer and Susan Wyatt D. 1930) and Lydia Thompson Farmer, with some of their children. Luther Farmer is sitting on Noah's lap. Noah served in Co. A, 26th NC Infantry, Confederate States Army. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Fort Chiswell - Historical Monumnet1055 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Pulaski - Aerial View1055 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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Hackett's Mill1054 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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GrannyJohnson2.jpg1054 viewsMy grandmother, Carrie Cornelia Davidson Johnson,
daughter of James R. and Mary Virginia Worley Davidson of Washington County, Virginia. Carrie was married to John Wesley Johnson, son of Walter and Bettie Eastridge Johnson of that county. Courtesy of Lesa Long ladygwenhwyvar@hotmail.com
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