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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.


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busiccleaners.jpg599 viewsThis is an early 1960s photo of a business in Galax.
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Fries - Blair's Ferry Homes599 viewsHomes at (historic) Blair's Ferry section of Town of Fries, Providence Dist., Grayson. These homes predate the Town of Fries. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold
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galax5.jpg598 viewsFrom an early 20th century photograph.
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Galax - Harris Hotel598 viewsGranny Harris, Onnie Allred, Nettie [Allred] Marshall and Lee, Grace Harris, Mrs. Saunders Moore, E.M. Davis, John B and Jake

Also, written there is this note: "Harris Hotel, Galax Virginia--1917"

Also this note: "Building in background Luke Biships Livery Stable."

This should be Lute Bishop I believe.

The photo is not the best quality. Still, I thought it might be of interest to you. Nettie was the daughter of Thomas C. Allred and Julina Frost. Thomas was the son of Suttle, also written Settle, Allred whose wife was Eliza Belton. Suttle was the son of Jesse Allred of Randolph County, NC whose wife was Alcey York.

Julina Frost was the daughter of Stephen F. Frost a Civil war veteran from Carroll. I have a short note about him below. Stephen descends from the Revolutionary War soldier John Frost who is buried in the Frost cemetery in Carroll. I have a photograph of Stephen F. Frost, but it needs to be restored.

Courtesy of Mike Marshall Summerfield, NC mmarshall13@triad.rr.com

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Konnarock - Jefferson National Forest597 viewsThis June 3, 2007 photo shows part of the Jefferson National Forest.
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galax2.jpg596 viewsThis is from a very early 20th century postcard.
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Fees Branch - Thornton KIlby's Farm596 viewsThis photo taken by Jeff Weaver in July 1978 shows what was at one time Thornton Kilby's farm. This farm, in Grayson County, abuts the Ashe county, NC line near Sturgills.
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Blacksburg - Hokie Nation596 viewsIn Memoriam to the 32 students killed April 16, 2007.
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Independence -Civil WarNote596 viewsThis is a Civil War shinplaster from Grayson County, Virginia dated JJune 28, 1862, in the denomination of 50 cents. From the ecclectic collection of junque of Jeff Weaver.
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whitetopcreek.jpg595 viewsFrom a 1929 photograph
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blackrockmotel~0.jpg595 viewsThis ca. 1950 postcard shows the Black Motel just north of Independence on U.S. 21. This is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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pics 142.jpg594 viewsThis photo shows the Patrick Henry High School Marching Band in the 2006 Chilhowie Apple Festival Parade. Photo September 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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