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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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WeaverUnionChurch,SullivanCo.TN.0001.jpg678 viewsCourtesy of Debi Coe.
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Kingsportpulpcement.jpg669 viewsThis circa 1915-20 postcard shows Kingsport Pulp. Clinch Portland Cement, and the Kinsport Tannery.
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Picture 069.jpg666 viewsPhoto April 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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devaulttavern.jpg662 viewsThis photo shows the Devault Tavern at Leesburg, northeast of Jonesborough. Construction began in 1819 and was completed in 1821. From the files of the Library of Congress. This photo was created in 1983 for the Historic American Buildings Survey.
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Johnson City - Johnson City High School661 viewsFrom a linen era (1930-45) postcard.
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OssieBelleSmith40002.jpg660 viewsThis is a photo of Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, granddaughter of Isaac and Polly Weaver, taken on the occasion of her 103rd birthday on August 1, 1999. Ossie passed away on June 21, 2004, 6 weeks shy of her 108th birthday. Courtesy of Debi Coe

Debi Coe
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Mountain City - Hermit Motel658 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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1presbybristoltn.jpg656 viewsPostcard from 1930-45 period.
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kingsportbroadstreet~0.jpg655 viewsThis is from a late 1960s postcard.
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postoffice1913.jpg655 viewsThis view is from a 1913 postcard.
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Milligan - Garden on Milligan College Campus644 viewsThis is from a 1940s postcard. Click here for their website.
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Blountville - Methodist Church636 viewsThis 1916 postcard shows the Blountville Methodist Episcopal Church South and parsonage.
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