Skip to content

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
jeffersoncourthouse.jpg
jeffersoncourthouse.jpg554 viewsThis is a 1906 postcard of what was then a new court house for Ashe County.
hotelwilkes.jpg
Hotel Wilkes553 viewsTaken from a pre-1930 postcard
wolfden.jpg
wolfden.jpg551 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.
leeslodge.jpg
leeslodge.jpg551 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
pics 022~0.jpg
Crumpler - Shatley Springs551 viewsFamous for their family style meals, you can read more about Shatley Springs here. Photo June 6, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
wilkesboromain1924.jpg
wilkesboromain1924.jpg550 viewsMain Street Wilkesboro, North Carolina ca. 1924
100_1985.jpg
North Wilkesboro - North Wilkesboro United Methodist Church550 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007
bankofnwilkes.jpg
Bank of N, Wilkes549 viewsThis linen era postcard is from the 1930-45 period.
PineyGroveCemetery2.jpg
PineyGroveCemetery2.jpg545 viewscourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
pondmtnchurch.jpg
pondmtnchurch.jpg545 viewsThis is a 1952 image of the church and some congregants on the porch.
june2006pic 031.jpg
june2006pic 031.jpg544 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 10, 2006.
ashech~0.jpg
ashech~0.jpg543 viewsThis view of the 1904 Ashe County Court House is from a 1930s postcard.
740 files on 62 page(s) 22