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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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june2006pic 063.jpg940 viewsPhoto June 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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astc1936.jpg938 viewsYhis 1936 postcard shows the campus as it was then. This school is now Appalachian State University.
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healingspringsschool.jpg937 viewsCourtey of Bette Nelson
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Todd- general view935 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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AlfredHamm68NCInfCSAHeadstone.jpg933 viewsAlfred Ham served in Company L, 58th North Carolina State Troops, Confederate States Army. Courtesy of Chrissie Peters.
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elkingwenave.jpg932 viewsThis streetscape was photographed in 1911.
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earlsextonstore.jpg929 viewsPhoto courtesy of Heather Sexton
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Chestnut Hill - Hash Cabin927 viewsThis sketch by Bill Caldwell shows the cabin of John and Sarah Hahs at Chestnut Hill. The older portion was probably built by either Greenberry Phipps or Edward Weaver.
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lansing45annouce.jpg926 viewsCourtesy of J. B. Sergeant.
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bluffmtn.jpg926 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard
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100_1785.jpg926 viewsPhoto October 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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chathammfg.jpg926 viewsThis postcard from the 1940s boasts, "Chatham Blankets".
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