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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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342.jpg814 viewsThis is Albert Neaves poling a flat bottom boat on the North Fork of New River about 1946.
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100_1580.jpg812 viewsOK, its not much of a falls, more like rapids, but it is called the Falls of the North Fork. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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wj1916.jpg809 viewsThis photograph was made in 1916.
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HeltonSchool(ca1915-20).jpg806 viewsMy great-grandfather Wade Jones Sr. is one of the teachers in this photo. He is on left with little black bowtie near edge of window. I don;t know when the picture was taken but from looking at him I would suggest 1915-20, maybe up to 1925. I don;t know any of the others. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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100_1396.jpg803 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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heltonknob.jpg800 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver spring, 2003
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hashcabin1.jpg800 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2003.
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100_1579.jpg800 viewsThis house was built in 1940 after an earlier home washed away in the 1940 flood. It has recently been extensively remodeled. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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heltonss.jpg795 viewsThis is a Sunday school photo, probably taken around 1915 if the woman sitting top center with her arm draped over the shoulder of a big-eared son is, indeed, Ada Littlewood Francis (oldest son had stick-out ears). The picture was taken on the front steps of Herbert and Hannah Littlewood's home on Helton Creek. Courtesy of Emily Kilby.
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heather1~0.jpg793 viewsSign at the NC/TN State line at Trade. Courtesy of Heather Sexton
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100_1578.jpg789 viewsThis bridge replaced the ford of the river. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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West Jefferson - View from "Negro Mountain"789 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1942. The name, "Negro Mountain" was changed to Mount Jefferson about 1960. Courtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
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