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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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peakknobpulaski.jpg886 viewsThis is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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J. Calvin Lee886 viewsThis grave marker for J. Calvin Lee shows the Confederate Iron Cross.
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hillsvillech1920jpg.jpg885 viewsThis image was made circa. 1920.
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Saltville - Decommisining of Olin May 1972885 viewsTHESE ROTARY DRIERS ROTATED AND DRYED THE SODA ASH AND MOST OF THE TIME THERE WAS A SNOWSTORM OF ASH COMING FROM AROUND IT FILLING THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH. THE ASH THAT LEAKED OUT WOULD BE SHOVELED UP AND ROLLED BY WHEELBARROW TO THE DIRTY ASH POT, COOKED AND SENT TO THE CAUSTIC SHED.

THERE WAS NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE DRY SIDE OF OLIN'S AMMONIA SODA DEPARTMENT. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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townparking476.jpg885 viewsCONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWN PARKING LOT / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1976. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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fairwoodlogs.jpg884 viewsThis is Isaac Quincy Weaver (1893-1961; son of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps) working at U.S. Spruce Lumber Company at Fairwood in the early 1920s.
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palmerinn.jpg884 viewsThis image dates to the early 20th century.
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SCOUTS1960_S001.jpg884 viewsAWARDS ON FEBRUARY 9, 1966 IN A CEREMONY AT THE MADAM RUSSELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

BOTTOM ROW L-R - GARY PHILLIPS, JOHNNY NORRIS, MYRON WOODWARD, AND JAY DEBORD

TOP ROW- ARTHUR "NOOKIE" OLINGER, MONTE DAVIDSON, JOE CAMPBELL, EARLE HORNE, AND JIM WILSON

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Rural Retreat - Lover's Cove884 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1938.
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Konnarock - View of Whitetop from Konnarock883 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1970s and shows Whitetop Mountain living up to its name.
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ruralretreatlutheranchurch.jpg882 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
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Helton Creek881 viewsThis photograph was made in the summer of 2005 by Jeff Weaver, and shows Helton Creek near its headwaters on Whitetop Mountain. It was reported that there was gold found in these creeks in 1897. You can read about it in C. R. Boyd's 1897 book on Grayson County Geology
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