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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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foxbaseball1914.jpg1114 viewsThis is a 1914 photo of the Fox Creek Baseball team. In the days before Television, many rural communites fielded teams to compete against those in neighboring areas.
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Rich Valley - Hay Wagn1113 views
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Saltville - Hobart Smith Music festival1112 views"HOPPY" HOPKINS PERFORMS AT THE HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL.

R. B. WORTHY H. S. AUDITORIUM / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1972

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net


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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Cemetery1112 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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youngschapch.jpg1111 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver 2004. This congregation was founded in 1845 and is co-located with the campus of the Oak Hill Academy.
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100_1541.jpg1111 viewsPhoto April 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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100_1622.jpg1110 viewsLocated on Old Ebenezer Road, south of Marion, this congregation dates from 1799. This structure was constructed in 1854. It is used for occasional meetings, but Ebenezer Lutheran Church relocated to downtown Marion in the 1940s. Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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wellfields31965.jpg1110 viewsBARN AT LEFT WOULD BECOME THE SALT KETTLE THEATRE IN 1973. BUILDING BEING RAZED IS AN OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE. IT WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS WHEN IT WAS A SALT HOUSE. WHEN IT WAS NO LONGER USED AS A SALT HOUSE, THE TOP FLOOR SERVED AS THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MASONIC LODGE WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949. THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON.

THE BUILDING AT RIGHT IS THE OLD AXTON CROSS LOADING TERMINAL.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comast.net
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mathieson1920a.jpg1109 viewsThis view is circa. 1920.
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Gold Hill - Making Hay1109 viewsAnother shot of hay operations at Gold Hill. Cattle raising is still an important agricultural pursuit in the New River valley. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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grosecloseswin1915.jpg1108 viewsThis image was published in postcard form in 1915.
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stuarthouse1973.jpg1108 viewsTHE STUART HOUSE / LAKE DRIVE / SALTVILLE, VA. / JUNE 1973

HOME OF WALTER P. AND ELSIE STUART. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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