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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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100_1567.jpg1060 viewsThis old country store, still operating, has been a meeting point for Crumpler for decades. Photo April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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228.jpg1053 viewsThis is a baptizing in Little Helton for candidates for membership in Little Helton Baptist Church. Rev. Paul Phipps is administering the rite.
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100_1394.jpg1025 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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wilkessurvey.jpg1024 viewsPhoto from the late 19th century.
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986.jpg1021 viewsThe Helton Academy was one of the first high schools in Ashe County.
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100_1395.jpg1015 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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Pennington home & family1007 viewsThis picture was taken in1892/3 not long after completion of the house built by Cicero on what is now Spencer Branch Road. The older children standing on the right balcony are Franklin, Victoria (Halsey), Martha Virginia (Weaver) and Cora (Pugh). On the left balcony with parents are Callie (Weaver, Kilby), Stephen Glen, William Edward, Joanna (Wall) and Charles Bradley in front of Cicero Pennington and Carl in arms of Almeda Grubb Pennington. Youngest son Dent was born in 1895. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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bearwallowfalls.jpg996 viewsNear Horse Creek and Mud Creek. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2004.
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mtairypo.jpg995 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard
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100_1397.jpg977 viewsThis building at one time housed the community cannery. People would bring their produce here and have it preserved in tin cans. Photo March 31, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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Brinegar Cabin961 viewsThe Brinegar Cabin, built in 1884 by Martin Brinegar, is very near Doughton State Park in Alleghany County, North Carolina, however, this cabin is on the side of the Blue Ridge precipice in Wilkes County, NC. This photo is from 1959. From the collections of the Library of Congress.
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