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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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pulaskimain1936.jpg943 viewsFrom a 1936 postcard.
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Fox - Primitive Baptist Ministers943 viewsThis group of Primitive Baptist ministers was taken sometime in the 1920s most likely at Fox Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Front row, left to right: Elders Charlie Kilby, Edd Davis, Bob May, Hugh Blevins, George Barker, Bynum H. Blevins, Everett Thompson. Back row, left to right: Lic. David Sulllivan; Elders Banks, Eli Lilly, John Cave; Miller, H. B. Miller, Frazier, and Meadows. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.
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Chilhowie - Bonham House943 viewsThis is the Smyth County Virginia Tourist Information center. Photo June 30, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Saltville - Walker Mountain943 viewsSharp wooded hills of Walker Mountain (looking southwest from C 30). Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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wolfknobgroup1.jpg942 viewsThis group of young people posed for this photo near Wolf Knob circa 1915.
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J. Calvin Lee942 viewsThis grave marker for J. Calvin Lee shows the Confederate Iron Cross.
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mtnscenewythe.jpg941 viewsThis mountain scene near Wytheville is from the 1900-1920 era.
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Saltville - 4th of Juky?941 viewsM. S. DUNHAM CAR / WEST MAIN ST. IN FRONT OF THE 1905 SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL / JULY 4th, 1918

HIS GRANDSON, MYRL, STILL HAS THE BUNTING THAT IS DRAPED OVER THE AUTOMOBILE IN THE PICTURE. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1-43@comcast.net
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elizcem4.jpg940 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver Feb. 25, 2003.
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100_1421.jpg939 viewsRuins of the Ellendale High School. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 2, 2006.
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whitoplodge.jpg939 viewsThis is the facility at Whitetop where the famous 1933 music festival was held. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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Independence - Grayson County High School939 viewsThis is a 1960s aerial view of the Grayson County High School.
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