research_support@graysonheritage.org
(276) 773-2126
JOIN
Menu

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.

Home > North Carolina Counties > Surry County, NC

Top rated - Surry County, NC
Thompson_Cemetery__1.jpg
 Thompson_Cemetery__1.jpg570 viewsDescription: Ann Combs, Beam a descendant of the Thompson family of Surry County, North Carolina came down from Alexandria, Virginia in October of 2003. She and her husband came by to see me for a few minutes and then went by Devotion. The gatekeeper of the Reynolds estate allowed them to go inside to the Thompson cemetery.
Directions from the gate to the Thompson Homestead and Graveyard site:Get Permission at the gatehouse
Go through gate for 3 10ths miles on right, inside fence. Mitchell's River and the creek flow on either side.
Buried here are Martha Thompson wife of Hiram Higgins. (Hiram was killed in the Civil War and Martha was murdered by John Jack Mayes and burned in her house ) The cemetery is being kept in very good condition. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net33333
(3 votes)
araratriver.jpg
 araratriver.jpg396 viewsThis view made ca. 1905, shows the Ararat River and the Southern Railway33333
(3 votes)
pinnacleview.jpg
 pinnacleview.jpg351 viewsThis is the view from the top of Pilot Mountain33333
(3 votes)
chathammfg.jpg
 chathammfg.jpg357 viewsThis postcard from the 1940s boasts, "Chatham Blankets".33333
(2 votes)
ncgranite.jpg
 ncgranite.jpg357 viewsThis ca. 1900-1910 postcard shows some of the quarry work going on around Mount Airy at that time.33333
(2 votes)
eyehospmtairy.jpg
 eyehospmtairy.jpg305 viewsThis is from an early 1930s postcard.33333
(2 votes)
IMG_0187.jpg
 IMG_0187.jpg401 viewsThis shot shows the outdoor preaching stand at Mitchell's River Primitive Baptist Church.

Photo courtesy of Penne Sandbeck
Historic Architecture Group
HEU/PDEA
NCDOT
1583 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699-1583
33333
(2 votes)
mtairy1910.jpg
 mtairy1910.jpg419 viewsThis is another view of Main Street in Mount Airy from 1910.33333
(2 votes)
mtairynursesschool.jpg
 mtairynursesschool.jpg299 viewsThis is from a double size postcard dating from the 1930s.33333
(2 votes)
Image19.jpg
 Haystack Road403 viewsThe sign on the side of the road and the graves in the background. You can see what a great job someone has done to clean up and maintain the place.

Date Taken: 6/22/02

Place Taken: Haystack Road near Devotion in Surry County, NC

Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn33333
(2 votes)
mtairydepot.jpg
 mtairydepot.jpg305 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1916.33333
(2 votes)
mtairywss.jpg
 mtairywss.jpg339 viewsThis linen era postcard (1930-45) notes that this resort was in the "shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains."22222
(3 votes)
44 files on 4 page(s) Jump to page 12 3 4


Contact

Phone: +1 (276) 773-2126
Email: research_support@graysonheritage.org

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 679
Independence, VA 24348

Physical Address
578 East Main Street
Independence, VA 24348

About Us

The Grayson County Virginia Heritage Foundation is established to promote, preserve, and educate the members and public about the cultural and family heritages of Grayson County, Virginia. We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Office Hours

The GCVHF office will be open by appointment only until April 2023. Please contact us at the email or phone number on the left side of this page to schedule an appointment.

Copyright © 1998 - 2025 Grayson County Virginia Heritage Foundation Inc. and New River Notes. All Rights Reserved.