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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 - Tennessee Counties & People
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Kingsport - Big Indian Drive In2299 viewsThis is a 1950s postcard of a drive in on Stone Drive in Kingsport, Tennessee.
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Bristol - Appalachain Range2225 viewsThis 1910s postcard shows some of the Appalachain mountains near Bristol, TN.
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jct1stchristian.jpg1599 viewsThis is from an early 1950s postcard. Their website may be found by clicking here.
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13thtenn1905.jpg841 viewsThis is a 1905 photo of a reunion of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry, U.S. Army.
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bemberg.jpg646 viewsThis is a 1948 postcard showing the American Bemberg Plant in Elizabethton, TN.
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Elizabethton - Bird's Eye View626 viewsThis is from a 1910 postcard.
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nathanieltaylorhouse.jpg622 viewsThis 1936 photograph is from the files of the Library of Congress.
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Elizabethton - Main Street615 viewsAnother view of Main Street from a late 1950s postcard.
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bigcreekpark.jpg601 viewsThis is a circa 1905 postcard of Big Creek Park in Bristol, TN.
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Worley_scasket.jpg599 viewsCourtesy of Linda Viel viel@comcast.net
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Elizabethton - Doe River Bridge599 viewsThis 1940s postcard shows the Doe River Bridge in Elizabethton at night.
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Minnie,Ossie,Wade,Ad,IdaBraySmith0001.jpg593 viewsThis is a photo of descendants of Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith and James Latham Smith. I will give you their names, left to right, and their relationship to Mary and James.

Minnie Catherine Smith Peaks, b.9-29-1880, d.2-9-1953, daughter, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, b.8-1-1896, d.6-21-2004, granddaughter, buried at Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN
Wade Palhoun Smith, b.2-6-1875, d.2-23-1944, son, buried in Bluff City, Sullivan County, TN
Darcus Adalaide Smith Cole, b.12-21-1871, d.2-14-1963, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
Ida Bray Smith, wife of Wade Palhoun Smith (I don't have her birth/death dates at this time)

Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith and James Latham Smith lived in the area known as Vance's Tank (Bristol area), Sullivan County, TN. Mary Elizabeth was born in Bristol, Sullivan County, TN. This is where their children were born.

I would guesstimate the photo is in the late 1930s or early 1940s, because Wade died in 1944.

Courtesy of Debi Coe
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