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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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 cornshucking~0.jpg4453 viewsThis corn shucking was photographed on the David Blevins farm at Grassy Creek ca. 1910.
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 tuckerdalebaptizing~0.jpg3484 viewsRev. Blankenship and Rev. Walton are performing the ceremony. And they are Methodists.
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 100_0208.jpg2873 viewsThis is the Sheets Cabin located between mile markers 251 and 252 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Laurel Springs, Ashe Co., NC. The cabin was built c. 1818. (According to the Park Service, the cabin was built by Jesse Sheets in 1818, but Jesse was not born until 1818, so the cabin was likely built by his father, Andrew.) Courtesy of Ricky Sheets rickysheets@earthlink.net
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 zionhillcem1.jpg2002 viewsThis photo taken in June 1978 by Jeff Weaver, shows Zion Hill Cemetery from the highway. The building in the center of the photo is a chicken house.
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 zionpbc.jpg1422 viewsTaken from an old photograph.
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 3topsch.jpg1311 viewsAn early 20th century photo of the Three Top School, courtesy of Warren Houck. Some might like to read A. B. Hurt's book on Educational Development in Ashe County
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 100_1571.jpg1220 viewsThis view of New River is looking south back into Ashe County from the sliver of Alleghany County west of New River. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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 805.jpg1180 viewsHealing Springs High School, now closed, was located at Crumpler, North Carolina.
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 bethmeth.jpg1133 viewsThis early photo is of a class at Bethany United Methodist Church near West Jefferson, Ashe County, NC. Photo courtesy of Warren Houck.
Numbers begin on the back row, left to right:

1. Flora Gentry
2. Gurn Houck
3. Flossie Phipps
4. Andy Black
5. Luke Houck
6. Ola Gentry
7. Jess Houck
8. Ed Woods
9. Winn Edwards
10. Earl Woods
11. Loss Edwards
12. Laura Houck
13. Annie Stevens
14. Ollie Greer
15. Dorn Houck
16. Carrie Grubb
17. Anna Trivette
18. Mildred Greer
19. Ruby Grubb
20. Biddie Worley
21. Hazel Houck
22. Matilda Wood
23. Mary Houck
24. Mae Worley
25. Lena Houck
26. Lottie Grubb
27. Ethel Roten
28. Bulah Carlton
29. Docie Carlton
30. Ann Houck
31. Fred Gentry
32. Ethel Wood
33. Thelma Roten
34. Fielder Houck
35. Mac Edwards
36. Lonnie Gentry
37. Wint Gentry
38. Tom Worley
39. Emory Church
40. Owen Trivette
41. Charles Stevens
42. Clarence Carlton
43. Bower Gentry
44. Jess Gentry
45. Stacy Houck
46. Vance Goodman
47. Robert Goodman
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 100_1393.jpg1063 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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