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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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Hillsville - Hillsville High School986 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1910-20 period.
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fairwoodlutheran.jpg985 viewsFrom a 1930s photograph.
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pics 461.jpg985 viewsThis building houses the extehsion office and classrooms for wythville Community College in Smyth Count7y. Photo by Jeff Weaver, October 8, 2007.
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loversleapwytheville.jpg984 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
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hungrymotherpark6.jpg984 viewsThis circa 1940 postcard shows canoes and sail boats on Hungry Mother Lake, north of the town of Marion.
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swingingbridge.jpg983 viewsThis postcard dates from circa 1908.
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pics 127.jpg983 viewsThis puppy was photographed at the 2006 Chilhowie Apple Festival. Poor little fellow was plum tuckered out.
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Marion - Lincoln Hotel983 viewsFrom a 1930s postcard. This hotel has recently been renovated as is now known as the General Francis Marion Hotel.
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biplanesaltville.jpg982 viewsThis photo dates from the late 1930s.
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ivanhoeroad1910.jpg982 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
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Saltville - Golf Course981 viewsGOLF COURSE POND / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 27, 2007 / 2:17 P.M. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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ruralretreat.jpg980 viewsThis scenic postcard was mailed in 1924.
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