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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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hicks12.jpg935 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk
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spencerisaac.jpg935 viewsHigher resolution image of this couple.
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Nelia (younger) and Lalie (older) Sexton (Courtesy of Heather Sexton)935 views
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jessingram.jpg934 viewsJesse Ingram, son of John Calvin Ingram and Charity Ann Farmer, shown here in the U.S. Army during the Spanish American War. He made the army a career and retired to Arlington, Virginia.
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hicks7.jpg933 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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wmweaver1.jpg933 viewsWade Weaver (1895-1975) m. Martha "Mattie" Kathryn Baldwin. Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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houk7.jpg932 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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weaverflorence.jpg931 viewsThese three girls are all daughters of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps. This photo was taken on Wolf Knob, but all three later moved to Smyth County, Virginia.
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Henblevs.jpg931 viewsRachel Powers was his second wife. Photo Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@smyth.net
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Phipps, Fannoe Lee Ball931 viewsFannie Lee Ball Phipps is the daughter of James U. Ball and Lucinda Carter Testerman Ball. She was married to Delmar Emory Phipps son of Emory Phipps and Ida Perry Phipps. Picture submitted by granddaughter Lynn Sexton Gallegos Arbadella64@yahoo.com

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Greer, George930 viewsThis is George Greer whose wife might be Sarah Perkins. Hope someone can help me out. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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Pennington, Spencer929 viewsSOMETIMES PLAYS WITH EMILY SPENCER AND THE WHITE TOP MOUNTAIN BAND. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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