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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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Cabin At Brumley Gap.426 viewsthis photo of a Cabin at Brumley Gap was taken on October 24, 2009 by Don Smith.
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abingcsamon.jpg425 viewsFrom a early 20th century postcard. An usual book about Washington County might be of interest. See Ben Dulaney's Economic and Social Survey of Washington County.
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mwashinn.jpg425 viewsBuilt in the 1840s for Francis Preston, it became a Civil War Hospital, then a Methodist College for Women, and is now a very elegant hotel in downtown Abingdon. From a 1940s era postcard.
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100_1339.jpg425 viewsPhoto March 24, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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hassingerhouse.jpg425 viewsReal photo postcard, mailed in 1908.
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100_1600.jpg425 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 19, 2006.
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Emory - "Last Wagon West"425 viewsThis 1961 postcard shows a recreation of a wagon leaving the east for California. This photo was snapped on US 11 near Emory, VA.
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Holly Ridge - Pasture425 viewsThis photo July 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. It shows a well worn pasture. Note the slight terracing of the land. This is caused by cattle walking around the hill, which creates these topography patterns.
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100_1529.jpg424 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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abngdonpanorama.jpg424 viewsPanorama of Abingdon taken in 1915.
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tobaccoauction.jpg424 viewsTHis is a 1997 Lebanon News photo. This acutioning off of tobacco is now a rare event, tobacconists now contracting directly with farmers for their produce.
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Galax - Blue Ridge Music Center424 viewsLocated at Milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, this photo was taken May 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. Click here for their website.
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