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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.


Top rated - Wilkes County, NC
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Wilkes General Hosptial, ca. 1935342 views55555
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Tory Oak, Wilkesboro, North Carolina367 views55555
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Bank of North Wilkesboro, ca. 1930336 views55555
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Brinegar Cabin961 viewsThe Brinegar Cabin, built in 1884 by Martin Brinegar, is very near Doughton State Park in Alleghany County, North Carolina, however, this cabin is on the side of the Blue Ridge precipice in Wilkes County, NC. This photo is from 1959. From the collections of the Library of Congress.55555
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Kensington Heights, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, ca. 1910326 views44444
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wilkesborogradedschool.jpg517 viewsThis ca. 1915 postcard shows the graded school at Wilkesboro, North Carolina.44444
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"Snakebite" John Wiles752 viewsHeadstone of "Snakebite" John Wiles (1790-1815). He was buried in the Holloway Cemetery, located deep in the woods on Wiles Ridge, near Traphill. Picture taken in 2000. Courtesy of Jason Duncan jmduncan@statesville.net
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wilkeshs1911.jpg535 viewsThis postcard was used in 1911.33333
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Jacob Estep727 viewsWilkes County, NC.
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Duncan-Estep Cemetery
Jacob Estep (11/16/1792-6/23/1869

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Thomas Caudill House770 viewsThe House of Thomas Caudill, still standing in 2003. Built ca. 1865. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn 33333
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ravinebridge.jpg558 viewsThis is a 1930-45 era post card of a bridge on the Boone Trail (Now US 321) between Wilkesboro and Boone.33333
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wilkesborodepot~0.jpg524 viewsThis linen post card dates from the first third of the 20th century.33333
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