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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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cranberrysingingschool.jpg1070 viewsThis photograph dates to the early 20th century.
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Saltville - Company Store1068 views

MATHIESON GENERAL STORE EMPLOYEES / SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA / OCTOBER 1945


TOP ROW - THELMA ROUTH, MARY SUE SPRINKLE, PEARL JOHNSON, EMMA TAYLOR, HELEN MANTZ, ELEANOR BROWN, MARY SUE SMITH, MARY FRANCES GROSECLOSE, BEATRICE STEPHENSON, VIRGINIA GILLENWATER, LEE W. PRATOR, HEDLEY L. CRAFT, MGR., MARTY McINTYRE, J. BAKER SANDERS, CHARLES TATE MOORE, HARRY CUDDY, ARCH HARPER, OSCAR CLEAR, FRED FARRIS

BOTTOM - CARL SURBER, BOB HAWK, CLAUDE SMITH, W. W. BRICKEY, HOWARD BOARDWINE, GORDON OAKES, BRUCE WIMMER, NANCE HAMMOND, EARL ANDERSON, CLAUDE CUDDY, BILL HAMMOND, CARL COLLINS, GEORGE ROBINSON, J. E. WEBB, ARTHUR GILLENWATER, JOHN W. MORGAN, FLETCHER JOHNSON

CHARLIE JONES PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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bottlehouseinterior.jpg1067 viewsThis is from a 1920s postcard.
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IronFurnaceCrippleCreek1.jpg1058 viewsIron Furnace at Cripple Creek. Courtesy of David Arnold .david.arnold@adelphia.net.
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Crockett's Cove - Historical Marker1058 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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olin41969.jpg1057 viewsTHE TEAR DOWN WAS UNDERWAY IN THE BACKGROUND IN THE AREA OF THE COAL PLANT EVEN AS AMMONIA SODA PRODUCTS SUCH AS PURITE AND PH PLUS WERE STILL BEING SHIPPED IN APRIL OF 1969. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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canemill.jpg1051 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Spring, 2004. This cane mill dates from the heyday of Grayson County farming. To read more, see David Painter's Five Year Program for Development of Agriculture in Grayson County.
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000_0495.JPG1051 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 2004.
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Ivanhoe - Masonic Lodge1047 viewsThis photo taken at the corner of Painter Hill and Riverside is by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net and was taken May 17, 2007.
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Saltville -Olin River Project1047 viewsIN 1982, OLIN DID EXTENSIVE WORK TO KEEP MERCURY FROM THE OLD CHLORINE PLANT FROM LEACHING INTO THE NORTH FORK OF THE HOLSTON RIVER AT SALTVILLE.

THE RIVER WAS REDIRECTED THROUGH THE LARGE PIPE AT LEFT SO WORKERS COULD SEAL THE RIVER BANK AT RIGHT TO KEEP THE MERCURY CONTAINED AND OUT OF THE RIVER. Courrtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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dublingap.jpg1041 viewsFrom a 1950s postcard.
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Saltville - Olin and Elizabeth Cemetery1039 viewsTHE PLANT / THE COMPANY HOUSES / THE ELIZABETH CEMETERY / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1972. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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