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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 - Virginia Counties
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ruralret.jpg862 viewsEarly 20th century photograph of Rural Retreat.
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pulaskialumsprings.jpg862 viewsThis is a 1906 postcard view.
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Saltville - The Davidson Band862 viewsTHE DAVIDSON BAND / SALTVILLE, VA. / SEPTEMBER 3, 2007. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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belspringdepot.jpg860 viewsThis is an October 1947 photograph of the Norfolk and Western Depot at Belsprings, VA.
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Saltville - Mathieson Alakli Works Boilermakers.860 viewsBOILERMAKERS / MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS / SALTVILLE, VA. / 1919


TOP ROW - L-R - LLOYD SHORTT, BILL SHORTT, CLAUDE JACKSON, DAVE DEBUSK, FLETCHER BROWN, BOB POORE, WILLIE "BEAR" ROUTH, HAYNES DAVIS

BOTTOM - L-R- JOHN POORE, GARLAND LOWE, SID FARRIS, CHARLES GILBERT, WORLEY FRYE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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baldwinwmhome.jpg858 viewsCourtesy of Irene Baldwin
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sylvatusschool.jpg857 viewsThis photo is from the mid 1930s.
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speedwellhouse.jpg857 viewsI know nothing about the house in this photograph, but it is obviously historic (I've been seeing this majestic old home all of my life, and I'm historic!) and it finally appears to be somewhat restored. It is located in Speedwell, Wythe Co. VA. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@ardelphia.net. Adam Linkous linkous_adam@yahoo.com writes that this was the old Patton Plantation and is now called Hornwolf.
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Saltville - Government Plant Area857 viewsGOVERNMENT PLANT AREA / SALTVILLE, VA. / MARCH 29, 1918 / LEM. Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043@comcast.net[/emai]
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newrivermoonlite.jpg855 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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Fort Chiswell - Historical Marker852 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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EastMainandEasyStreets4.jpg851 viewsHere Is a Picture I Have Had since the Late 60's. It Was Given to Me by My Neighbor on E. Main Street. Benita and I Were Living in the Little Apartment We Built at 600 E. Main. Our Neighbor, Miss Lula Shannon, Came over One Day and Gave Me the Pictures. She Knew I Liked Old Pictures. I Had Grown up Beside the Shannons next Door at What Is Now 602 E. Main. The Shannons, Lula and Her Brother C. Douglas, Were Never Married. She Was a School Teacher...I Had Her in the Fourth Grade...And He Worked in the Office at Olin.
Doug Passed Away in 1970 at the Age of 79. Miss Lula Was Born Aug. 20, 1889 and Passed Away on Jan. 5, 1971 at the Age of 81. They Are Buried in the Elizabeth Cemetery.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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