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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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Emory - Eastbound Freight Norfolk Southern514 viewsEASTBOUND NORFOLK SOUTHERN / NEAR EMORY, VA. / EASTER SUNDAY MARCH 23, 2008 / 6:09 P.M. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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johnstonhosp.jpg513 viewsFrom a 1930s postcard.
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abingdonacademy.jpg513 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard.
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richlandsbarite.jpg513 viewsThis is a circa 1905 photo of the Pittsburg Baryta and Milling Corporation's facility at Richlands, Tazewell County, VA.
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Abingdon - Norfolk and Western Depot513 viewsThis is a 1964 postcard.
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Independence - Guynn Shopping Center513 viewsPhoto May 30, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1888.jpg512 viewsPhoto November 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1561.jpg511 viewsThis is one of two fish hatcheries in Smyth County, the other being south of Marion on Route 16. This facility produces bass for stocking area streams and lakes. From the Virginia Fisheries website. "The Buller Fish Hatchery near Sugar Grove annually produces northern pike muskellunge, smallmouth bass, and walleyes, as well as 50,000 trout. Trout used to stock Clinch Mountain WMA (Big Tumbling Creek) and Crooked Creek fee-fishing areas are produced year-round. Intensive rearing of muskellunge and northern pike is underway from April through June."
Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 14, 2006.
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100_1564.jpg511 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Picture 125.jpg511 viewsPhoto May 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Elk Garden - Icy Trees511 viewsThis photo was taken on Route 600 in Smyth County, VA Near the Grayson County, VA line on January 24, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. The ice is hanging on the trees here.
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Rocky Hollow - Barn and Silo511 viewsOnce common, many are in disrepair. Note the tree growing out of the silo. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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