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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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grandfather1908.jpg666 viewsThis view of Grandfather Mountain from Blowing Rock is taken from a 1906 postcard.
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riverview.jpg663 viewsCourtesy of Bette Nelson
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wildcatrock.jpg663 viewsThis photo taken in 1953 shows the view from Wild Cat Rock. Courtesy of the National Park Service Historic Photograhic Collection.
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suther1.jpg662 viewsThis photo by Mary Floy Katzman is of Sutherland Methodist Church, located in extreme western Ashe County, NC.
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weavercem2.jpg662 viewsThis photo was taken by Jeff Weaver in the early 1980s.
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conemansion.jpg661 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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Roaring Gao - Roaring Gap Hotel660 viewsThis is from a 1905 postcard.
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Picture 111~0.jpg659 viewsThis is the old Ashe Memorial Hospital, constructed in the late 1930s by the WPA. Photo May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Crumpler - River House658 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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Weaver's Ford - New River Baptist Church658 viewsThis congregation was established in 1885. This building dates from the 1950s, and this photo was taken July 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Blowing Rock- Tweetsie658 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the Golden Nuget Saloon at the Tweetsie Railroad Amusement Park.
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Doughton Park - View to the East657 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver May 20, 2007.
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