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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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pics 095.jpg998 viewsPhoto Spring 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Jefferson - View from Mount Jefferson995 viewsThis photo shows the eastern end of the town of Jefferson from Mount Jefferson. The building in the center of the photo is the Ashe Memorial Hospital. In front of that is a shopping center. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 13, 2007.
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hurricaneview.jpg993 viewsPhoto by Heather Sexton.
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wilkesborobeye1913.jpg992 viewsThis view of Wilkesboro is shown in a postally used card from 1913.
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pblevhse.jpg990 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver 1978,
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huskpo.jpg989 viewsNow closed, this post office building was photographed by Heather Sexton.
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heltonss.jpg987 viewsThis is a Sunday school photo, probably taken around 1915 if the woman sitting top center with her arm draped over the shoulder of a big-eared son is, indeed, Ada Littlewood Francis (oldest son had stick-out ears). The picture was taken on the front steps of Herbert and Hannah Littlewood's home on Helton Creek. Courtesy of Emily Kilby.
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West Jefferson - Bluff Mountain984 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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heltonknob.jpg982 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver spring, 2003
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mtairybapch.jpg982 viewsThis is from a mid-20th century postcard.
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100_1578.jpg981 viewsThis bridge replaced the ford of the river. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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Jefferson - Sunset over the Mountains981 viewsPhoto August 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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