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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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Poor Valley - Johnson's Store595 viewsBILLY JOE NUNN'S 1951 LIGHT GREEN WAYFARER DODGE SITTING IN FRONT OF BILL JOHNSON'S STORE DOWN POOR VALLEY IN MAY OF 1955

BJ NUNN PHOTO
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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100_1760.jpg594 viewsThis photo was taken October 18, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. This field located near the intersection of U.S. 58 and VA 16 shows the antebellum Grayson County militia muster ground. The militia met here to perform military drills.
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St. Clair's Bottom - St. Clair's Bottom Primitive Baptist Church594 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, May 2006.
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abingdon30.jpg593 viewsThis is taken from a 1930s postcard.
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100_1833.jpg593 viewsThis photo was taken November 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. The structure was built in 1902.
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Rugby - Gideon Weaver Family Cemetery593 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver.
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Picture 145.jpg592 viewsPhoto May 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1763.jpg592 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, October 18, 2006. Identification by Trula Fay Purkey.
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Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Barracks No. 1592 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1909.
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Cox's Chapel - Low Water Bridge592 viewsThis is the low water bridge over New River At Cox's Chapel. Photo May 11, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Rugby - Osborne General Store592 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 20, 2007.
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newrivercox.jpg591 viewsThis shot of the New River was taken in May 2005 by Jeff Weaver. This was probably the land of John or David Cox in the Revolutionary War period.
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