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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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100_1864.jpg607 viewsApproching the tunnel in the southbound lane of I-77. Photo November 4, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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maw1910sb.jpg607 viewsThis postcard is from the 1910s.
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gilesch.jpg606 viewsThis is from a 1960s Court House.
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dogshow8.jpg606 viewsThis is a late 1930s John Porter photo of a dog show in Saltville.
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mawengineer.jpg606 viewsA Mathieson engineer at work in the late 1930s.
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egglestonferry1913.jpg606 viewsThis 1913 postcard shows the location of the Old Ferry over New River at Eggleston, VA.
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GHS class of 1930.jpg605 viewsCourtesy of Judy Alley
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coxfortsite.jpg605 viewsThis is the site of the Cox's Fort during the American Revolution. The New River is in the foreground. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 2005.
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sinkingcreekbridge.jpg605 viewsOne of the last covered bridges in Virginia is shown in this 1960s postcard.
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SNOW-TOWN029.jpg605 viewsMerry Christimas from Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Bumblee on Ironweed in the Well Fields605 views Bumblee on Ironweed in the Well Fields, August 5, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith.
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bournbarn.jpg604 viewsThis barn on the William Bourn Farm has long been reputed to be the site of the first Grayson County Court. A closer reading of the record, however, suggests the first court was in William Bourn's house.
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