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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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Fleetwood - William Howell's gravemarker649 viewsCourtesy o Paul Howell docnpaul@bellsouth.net
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obidsbc.jpg648 viewsThis photo was made in the early 1970s.
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wilkesbororr.jpg647 viewsThis scene of the railroad is just east of Wilkesboro. This photo postcard is circa. 1910
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oldhigginscem.jpg645 viewsDo you know anything about the shape of cemetery stones as to when they were used if you can't read them? I found an old Higgins Cemetery on Crab Creek Road, Alleghany Co NC and some of the old stones had odd shapes. Some looked like a petrified slab of wood while others had shapes I had not seen before.
Courtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net
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Piney Creek School, Piney Creek645 viewsThis building is no longer used as a school, and the sign on the front says "New River Artisans." A new Piney Creek Elementary School is on the opposite side of the road. Photo April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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leeslodge.jpg645 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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spartach.jpg642 viewsThis photo is from the mid-20th century. You might also be interested in the 1860 Alleghany County Census or the 1870 Alleghany County, North Carolina Census
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wmweaverstone.jpg642 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, early 1980s.
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wilkes2.jpg642 viewsNight-Time Scene, Yadkin River Bridge, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. This postcard view is from 1930-45.
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pics 250.jpg642 viewsThis photo was taken October 11, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. This gravemarker is in the Howell Hill Community Cemetery.
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Jefferson - Bluff Mountain642 viewsPhoto taken from the parking lot of Ashe Memorial Hospital looking west on June 6, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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vc2.jpg640 viewsThis school building was built in 1940, and burned in 1968. The school sat on the state line. The center hall way was the stateline.
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