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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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Unidentified406 views
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AJPorter.jpg398 viewsThis photo is labeled A. J. Porter, and I believe this is Andrew Porter, b. 1870, son of David H. Porter and Nancy Rosenbaum. Courtey of Amy Bazar.

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EphraimCopenhaver.jpg385 viewsEphraim Copenhaver, born 1823, died 1898, married to Regina Phillippi. He was the son of John Copenhaver and Rebecca Kegley. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net



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whitmanja.jpg384 viewsBorn in Cripple Creek Valley April 29, 1869, son of Andrew Clay Whitman, grandson of David Whitman. J. A. Whitman was the publisher of the Southwest Virginia Enterprise, a newspaper.
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William H. Canter and ??380 views
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Emily Frances (Scott) Cornett visiting Galveston, TX - 1921380 viewsEmily (William Washington Cornett's 2nd wife) came from Alton, KS a few years after William's death to stay the winter with her Son, John Winton Cornett and his sons in El Campo, TX. Here she is seen with William Delany Cornett and his girlfriend in front of the Galveston seawall, built after the 1900 storm that ravaged the town.
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heuserhm.jpg378 viewsBorn Feb. 28, 1867, in Wytheville, Virginia, son of Guido A. Heuser. Attorney at Wytheville. Photo from 1929.
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William WashingtonCornett visiting Grayson in 1912305 viewsWilliam Washington Cornett, along with his daughter from his first marriage, Leona Mitchell Cornett (left), her daughter Bertha Nuckolls (right), and Bertha’s nephew (William’s great grandson) Glen Pless, taken in Grayson County 1912. William was living in Fairport, Kansas at the time. William had enlisted with the Confederate army and fought at the first battle of the war, at Manassas, aka Bull Run.
   
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