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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 - New River Valley People
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Nathan Ward Will876 viewsThis image is courtesy of Chester Mayberry c.maberry@insightbb.com
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roberts3.jpg875 viewsPrimitive Baptist minister. Courtesy of Thom Houk.
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taylorclydejulie.jpg875 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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Gambill, J. Gwyn875 viewsFrom a bronze in Ashe Memorial Hospital. Photo July 1, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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spencerbud1939.jpg873 viewsGrandpa Bud, William Troy Spencer, at the Whitetop Mountain Folk Festival in 1939. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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LEANDERRichardsonsmall.jpg872 viewsLeander and Catherine Hart Richardson. They were the Grandparents of Pearl Richardson Weaver. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.com
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Totten, Tom872 viewsMALCOLM MARTIN OF ENGLAND VISITED SALTVILLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1969. HIS GRANDPARENTS, THE BARNES FAMILY, LIVED IN THE HOUSE ON WEST MAIN IN THE 1890s THAT WOULD LATER BECOME THE M. S. DUNHAM HOME. THE BARNES' HAD COME TO SALTVILLE WITH THE MATHIESONS AND OTHER ENGLISHMEN TO START THE MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS IN SALTVILLE. THE MATHIESONS HAD COME FROM WIDNES, ENGLAND. LATER, THE BARNES FAMILY WOULD RETURN TO ENGLAND AND IN 1902 THE DUNHAMS CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM TITUSVILLE, PA.

MALCOLM IS SHOWN HERE WITH TOM TOTTEN, LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND HISTORIAN. Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Sheppard, Sweeney872 viewsSWEENEY SHEPPARD AND HIS BLACK 1960 PLYMOUTH SAVOY TAXI / SALTVILLE, VA. / SEPTEMBER 1967. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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mckeethomas.jpg871 viewsSaltville Physician, founded the T. K. McKee Hospital. From the 1922 Alkalite.
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taylordelmaremma.jpg870 viewsDelmar Taylor & Emma R. Dalton
Courtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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John_Matt_Parks_-1.JPG869 viewsCourtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net
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hughblevins3ajpg.jpg869 viewsCourtesy of Kenneth Presnell.
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