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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_1393.jpg1206 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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228.jpg1148 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_1567.jpg1135 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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araratpower~0.jpg1135 viewsThis postcard view dates from circa. 1910.
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wilkessurvey.jpg1108 viewsPhoto from the late 19th century.
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mtairypo.jpg1103 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard
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100_1394.jpg1099 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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100_1395.jpg1095 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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bearwallowfalls.jpg1088 viewsNear Horse Creek and Mud Creek. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2004.
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ashetwpmap.jpg1083 views
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986.jpg1076 viewsThe Helton Academy was one of the first high schools in Ashe County.
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Pennington home & family1070 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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