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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
boonegolfcourse.jpg
boonegolfcourse.jpg277 viewsThis 1960s photo shows the Boone Golf Course. Golf has not really caught on with native Appalachian people, but the tourists like it.
stelizrcc.jpg
stelizrcc.jpg276 viewsThis chrome era postcard dates from the 1960s or 1970s.
brhorseshow1959.jpg
Blowing Rock - Horse Show276 viewsThis image of the annual Blowing Rock horse show is from 1959.
conemansion.jpg
conemansion.jpg275 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
houndsears.jpg
houndsears.jpg275 viewsThis is from a 1960s era postcard.
horninthewest.jpg
horninthewest.jpg274 viewsSite of the out-door drama, Horn in the West. From a 1960s postcard.
adminappnormal.jpg
adminappnormal.jpg273 viewsThis Administration Building was for the Appalachian State Normal School, later Appalachian State Teacher's College, and still later Appalachian State University.
coneestate.jpg
coneestate.jpg272 viewsFrom a 1930-45 era postcard.
blowingrock1955.jpg
blowingrock1955.jpg272 viewsThis is from a 1955 postcard.
blackbearmotel.jpg
blackbearmotel.jpg271 viewsThis view is probably from the 1950s.
grandfather1908.jpg
grandfather1908.jpg271 viewsThis view of Grandfather Mountain from Blowing Rock is taken from a 1906 postcard.
brpresby.jpg
brpresby.jpg271 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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