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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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vc2.jpg818 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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Warrensville - Oak Grove Regular Baptist Church817 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver April 18, 2007.
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Wooden Primitive Baptist Church816 viewsFrom an old photograph
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Baptist Church Wilkes NC816 viewsFrom a 1930s era postcard. A related piece maybe found in the reprint of the Memorial of Rev. George McNeil which discusses the life of this Baptist pioneer of Wilkes County.
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lheltonbc.jpg815 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2003.
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idlewildschool.jpg815 viewsCourtesy of Bette Nelson
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wilkescampyard.jpg815 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the camp ground for wagons travelling through Wilkesboro.
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pics 251.jpg815 viewsThis view was taken October 11, 2006 by Jeff Weaver from the Howell Hill Cemetery.
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newriverrr.jpg815 viewsThis 1940s postcard shows the line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad near Warrensville, NC.
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obidsbc.jpg814 viewsThis photo was made in the early 1970s.
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baptistchape1.jpg814 viewsThis is a detail of one side of Baptist Chapel Church, organized in 1842, before it was covered over with vinyl siding and ruined the ambiance of the place. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 1978.
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newbethel.jpg814 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver September 13, 2006. This church is a member of the Mountain Union Baptist Association.
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