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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.


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Warrensville - Warrensville Baptist Church645 viewsPhoto April 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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wolfden.jpg644 viewsThis is a photo of the Wolf Den in present day Watauga County. This is the location of the Ben Cleveland - William Riddle Affair in the American Revolution.
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PineyGroveCemetery2.jpg644 viewscourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
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greenechapel.jpg644 viewsPhoto May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. This church is sometimes called Howell Hill Baptist Church.
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South Fork Regular Baptist Church, Piney Creek643 viewsThis congregation was organized in 1840. The church divided in the 1860s over the Civil War, with the other faction styling itself Primitive Baptist. The Primitive Baptist faction had a meeting house on the Ashe County side of the South Fork. This congregation closed about 1960, and that meeting house has gone to ruin. This meeting house photo was taken April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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chhillmethodist.jpg643 viewsEstablished in 1887. Photo May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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holytrinity.jpg642 viewsThis is the famous church of the frescoes.
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newriverrr.jpg642 viewsThis 1940s postcard shows the line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad near Warrensville, NC.
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mtviewmeth.jpg640 viewsThis photo is courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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johnhroop.jpg640 viewsCourtesy of Chrissie A. Peters.
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Jefferson - Mount Paddy Church of Christ in Christian Union639 viewsPhoto April 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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Bank of N, Wilkes638 viewsThis linen era postcard is from the 1930-45 period.
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