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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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WHITEROCKSOLIN240.jpg907 viewsAERIAL SHOT OF OLIN CHEMICALS IN SALTVILLE, VA. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE SHUTDOWN...JULY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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Saltville - The Davidson Band907 viewsTHE DAVIDSON BAND / SALTVILLE, VA. / SEPTEMBER 3, 2007. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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newrivermoonlite.jpg906 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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Saltville - Mathieson Alakli Works Boilermakers.903 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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Allison Gap - Henderson Boardwine Store902 viewsHENDERSON-BOARDWINE STORE / ALLISON GAP, VA. / CIRCA 1920 Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043@comcast,neet[/email]

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Poplar Camp - Jackson's Ferry and Shot Tower Marker900 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Saltville - Government Plant Area900 viewsGOVERNMENT PLANT AREA / SALTVILLE, VA. / MARCH 29, 1918 / LEM. Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043@comcast.net[/emai]
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Fort Chiswell - Historical Marker899 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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wythedepot.jpg897 viewsThis is a postcard of the Wytheville Train Depot from the early 20th century.
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sylvatusschool.jpg897 viewsThis photo is from the mid 1930s.
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nuckollsdrug.jpg896 viewsThis is a mid-1920s postcard of the interior of Nuckolls Drug Store in Hillsville.
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nwpulaskico.jpg893 viewsPhoto 1938 by the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
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