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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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scan0008.jpg490 views Here is a postcard that was written on 7 Dec. 1951 Top of Card: Bowie Apartments-Rooms for Overnight Guests - on Rt 58 - near US 58 Bottom of card: 401-405 N.Main St, Galax, Virginia (on back of card it says that Dr. & Mrs. Bowie was Managing Owner.
Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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Independence - Vault Musuem490 viewsThis photo shows part of the display in the Vault Museum in the 1908 Grayson County Court House. Photo May 11, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Baywood - Beech Grove Baptist Church490 viewsPhoto May 30, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Damascus - Straight Branch Falls490 viewsPhoto July 4, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. Compare to another photo of this falls taken in the winter.
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Church Green Cove, VA.JPG489 viewsThis is a photo of the Green Cove Christian Church, Washington County, VA. Courtesy of Roxanna rnrgen@aol.com
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100_1339.jpg489 viewsPhoto March 24, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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stonewallcollege.jpg488 viewsThis college, located in Abingdon, no longer exists. Taken from an old postcard.
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newhopebaptist.jpg488 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, summer 2005.
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june2006pic 023.jpg488 viewsPhoto June 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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pics 240.jpg488 viewsThese new signs have gone up recently on US 58 proclaiming it "The Crooked Road." Photo October 8, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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tobacco.jpg487 viewsThis view is of a tobacco warehouse typical of the middle of the 20th century.
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100_1560.jpg487 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006, by Jeff Weaver.
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