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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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000_0051.jpg779 viewsGeneral view of the newer part of Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, Virginia.
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Rural Retreat - Lover's Cove779 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1938.
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peakknobpulaski.jpg778 viewsThis is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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Saltville - Emory Gap Road778 viewsEmory Gap road through Walker Mountain. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.

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pinetavern.jpg777 viewsThis postcard dates from about 1950.
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wythebank1929.jpg777 viewsThis 1929 postcard of Main Street in Wytheville features the Wythe National Bank.
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Konnarock - View of Whitetop from Konnarock777 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1970s and shows Whitetop Mountain living up to its name.
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maxmeadowsbev.jpg776 viewsThis is a 1916 postcard view.
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Saltville - May Day776 viewsMAY DAY CELEBRATION / SALTVILLE, VA. SCHOOLS / MID 1940s. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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wytheville1907.jpg774 viewsThis is a 1907 postcard of the Wythe County Court House and surrounding village.
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victorytheater.jpg773 viewsThe Victory Theater, located at the corner of Main Street and Palmer Avenue in Saltville is seen in this circa. 1925 photograph. Courtesy of the Museum of the Middle Appalachians.
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Fancy Gap - Groundhog Mountain773 viewsFire tower located at Groundhog Mountain constructed in 1942. Photo from the collection of the Library of Congress.
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