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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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springbox.jpg608 viewsThis is typical of spring boxes, where in days before refrigeration people kept their perishables cold. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 1978.
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Carlheim Hotel, Lenoir, North Carolina603 views
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Crumpler - River House602 viewsFamous 5 Star Restaurant occupies the old Doc Ballou house. Click here for their website. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 6, 2007.
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West Jefferson - Mount Jefferson Church of the Nazarene601 viewsPhoto June 6, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Grassy Creek - Cox House601 viewsThis elegant victorian was once in the Cox Family. Photo July 28, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Francis_Sturgill_Cemetery4.jpg599 viewsThis image shows the graves of Francis and Rebecca Hash Sturgill's grandchildren. Courtesy of Harold Hash.
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smethportextactco.jpg597 viewsThis very poor quality image is of the Smethport Extract Company made about 1918. The Smethport Extract company, a Pennsylvania firm, located in Ashe County, NC and made products from tan bark.
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wmroop.jpg597 viewsCourtesy of Chrissie A. Peters
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Roaring Gao - Roaring Gap Hotel594 viewsThis is from a 1905 postcard.
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Francis_Sturgill_Cemetery2.jpg593 viewsGrave of Francis Sturgill, Sr. Courtesy of Harold Hash.
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mtairy1910.jpg592 viewsThis is another view of Main Street in Mount Airy from 1910.
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pics 156.jpg592 viewsThis mural celebrates the Norfolk and Western Train, better known as the Virginia Creeper, which ran from Abingdon, VA to West Jefferson, NC from 1915 until 1977. Photo July 1, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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