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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.


Most viewed - North Carolina Counties
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jassextonhomeview.jpg798 viewsView from James Sexton's Home (Heather Sexton Photo)
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huskpo.jpg798 viewsNow closed, this post office building was photographed by Heather Sexton.
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Todd- general view798 viewsThis is another picture from the 1910's of Todd, NC. Todd Mercantile is in the center, Blackburn's Chapel to its the left, and the Todd General Store and General Store owner's house(the Cook House) to its right. The Dr. Blackburn house is in the top right of the picture. Courtesy of Paul Howellp docnpaul@bellsouth.net
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livehse.jpg796 viewsThis photograph is from the early 1970s.
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bluffmtn.jpg796 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard
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pblevhse.jpg794 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver 1978,
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100_1787.jpg793 viewsThis photo shows the offices and shop for Ashe County Cheese, North Carolina's only cheese factory. It was established on Helton Creek about 1915, and then bought by Kraft Foods in 1929 and moved to West Jefferson. When Kraft proposed to close it, the local employees bought it and continue to operate it. Photo by Jeff Weaver, October 20, 2006.
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fostermemorial.jpg792 viewsFoster Memorial Presbyterian Church, located along the banks of Horse Creek, Ashe County, NC in the Nella Community.
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kenhts.jpg790 viewsKensington Heights, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, ca. 1910.
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healingspgs4.jpg790 viewsAnd yet another of the cabins at Healing Springs. Photo May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Hackett's Mill788 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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Carolina Marble788 viewsUnsure of the date of this piece of ephemera, but probably 1910s.
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