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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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loadingcrew.jpg860 viewsThis image shows the crew which loaded Mathieson products on the railcars. It was taken from the 1922 Alkalite.
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100_1648.jpg860 viewsThis church is just over the Wythe County line from Camp (Smyth County). Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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hungrymothercabin.jpg860 viewsThis postcard from the 1940s shows one of the cabins available for rent at the park.
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graysonstgalax1913.jpg859 viewsThis image of Galax's Grayson Street is from a 1913 postcard.
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Mouth of Wilson - The Round House859 viewsThis house was built by Dan Idol in 1874. Although called the Round House it is actually octagonal. There was a mini-craze for octagonal houses in the mid-19th century. This is apparently the only one in Grayson County. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.
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Chilhowie - Chilhowie Blacksmith Shop859 viewsCirca 1920, this image is courtesy of Edna Bonham Love. Note the Model T in the background.
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chilhowiemotel.jpg858 viewsThis is an aerial shot of the Rainbow Autel in Chilhowie. This appears to be a 1950s era view.
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stjohnsepiscopalinterior.jpg858 viewsThis is a 1912 postcard view.
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radfordchristmas.jpg858 viewsThis photo is from Christmas 1940.
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Francy Gap - Groundhog Mountain858 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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haystacksmarion.jpg857 viewsPhoto from the Library of Congress collection.
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pics 136.jpg857 viewsThis is the Marion Life Saving Crew historic ambulance in the 2006 Chilhowie Apple Festival Parade.
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