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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.


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millongalaxline.jpg1167 viewsThis photo is from the early 20th century.
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edithwilsonbirthplace.jpg1167 viewsEdith Wilson was a native of Wythe County and second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. This is from a 1920s postcard.
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JULY22RUNAWAYDUMPTRUCK0868693.jpg1167 viewsAUGUST 1968- DUMP TRUCK LOADED WITH SAND LOST BRAKES ABOVE OVERLOOK ON HWY 107 AND CAME INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH HWY 91...CROSSED THE ROAD AND WENT UP JOE VERNON'S DRIVEWAY...DEMOLISHED TWO VEHICLES IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE DUMP TRUCK. TRUCK DRIVER INJURED.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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smythone.jpg1166 viewsThis is a Smyth County, Virginia One Dollar note issued in 1862.
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Saltville - Mathieson Alkali Works1165 viewsThis ca.1910 image from the U.S.Geological Survey shows the Mathieson Alkali Works ca. 1910.
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hungrymotherbeach.jpg1164 viewsFrom a 1950s era postcard.
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Huddle - Huddle Memorial Methodist Church1163 viewsHuddle Memorial Methodist Church 1905 located in Huddle Community of Wythe Co., VA. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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100_1919.jpg1160 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, December 6, 2006.
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Saltvolle - Olin Facilities1160 viewsThis photo was taken in April 1982 as the lin facility in Saltville was being decommissioned. Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043@comcast.net[.email]
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brittsrestaurant.jpg1159 viewsPhoto from 1960s postcard.
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snowballfight1940.jpg1159 viewsSNOWBALL FIGHT / MARGARET DIGGS VS. DOUG SHANNON / MATHIESON CHEMICALS / CIRCA 1940. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net

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gibboneyhallinn.jpg1156 viewsThis is from an early 1940s postcard.
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