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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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Blowing Rock - The Palace at Tweetsie521 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the dance hall girls at Tweetsie's "The Palace." On a visit there in the early 1960s one of these girls planted a big old kiss on my Dad causing him no little amount of grief, although he had nothing to do with it.
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mabelbaptist.jpg520 viewsPhoto April 28, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Twin Oaks - Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery520 viewsThis is a large, well tended cemetery. The grave spacing is generous. Photo by Jeff Weaver, Jun 26, 2007.
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Aerial View of Lenoir519 views
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asudorms.jpg518 viewsSome of the dorms on campus. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 1979. The gateway to Appalachian State University's web presence begins here.
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boonegolfcourse.jpg518 viewsThis 1960s photo shows the Boone Golf Course. Golf has not really caught on with native Appalachian people, but the tourists like it.
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Cumberland Knob - View into Surry County518 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver May 20, 2007.
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pics 166.jpg517 viewsPetty died while serving in the 42nd Infantry Division on September 12, 1918, while serving in World War I. This gravemaker is located in the Piney Creek Methodist Church Cemetery and was photographed on September 27, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Picture 114.jpg512 viewsPhoto May 3, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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adminappnormal.jpg512 viewsThis Administration Building was for the Appalachian State Normal School, later Appalachian State Teacher's College, and still later Appalachian State University.
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cranberrypbc.jpg509 viewsThis structure was taken down when a new brick building was constructed in 1962.
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