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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 - Grayson County and City of Galax, VA
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Comers Rock - Comers Rock Post Office445 viewsComer's Rock Post Office. Historical P.O. was center for Elk Creek postal services. Photo by David Arnold. 55555
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Elk Creek - Stone's Chapel road417 viewsStone's Chapel Road, Elk Creek District. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold[emai;]david-arnold@comcast.net{.email]55555
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Rural Home - Warrick's Store481 viewsWarrick's Store, Rural Home P.O. (historic) Providence Dist. Grayson Co. VA. Photo by David Arnold55555
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Oldtown - Gravemarker for Irma Frost Smith386 viewsMonument for Irma Frost-Smith referred to by Roni Stoneman in her book Pressing On, chapter Two--A Classy Person: Aunt Jack, p.13.
Ballard Cemetery, Oldtown District, Grayson County, VA.
Photo-David Arnold. [email]david=arnold@comcast.net[/email]
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Haw Orchard - Haw Orchard School 1919577 viewsThis photo taken in the spring of 1919, shows the following people:
Row 1, Virgil Farmer, Wiley Parker, Charles Ingram, Fred farmer, Farmer Spencer
Row 2, Vina Osborne, June Osborne, Elsie Osborne, Charlie Osborne, Robert Osborne, Arnie Farmer, Callie Farmer, Evie Farmer, Mamie Farmer, Wave Farmer, Florence Farmer, Ersie Ingram, Lanta Ingram, Oma Blevins, Anna Halsey (teacher)
Row 3: Raymond Blevins, Blaine Farmer, Arden Richardson, Goldie Richardson, Rose Richardson, Emer Osborne, Angie Richardson, Viola Richardson, Emmaline Ingram, Julia Ingram, Ola Farmer, Okie Barker, Mamie Barker, Pearl Osborne, Lum Farmer, Ed Spencer, Lance Richardson.
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Mouth of Wilson - The Round House549 viewsThis house was built by Dan Idol in 1874. Although called the Round House it is actually octagonal. There was a mini-craze for octagonal houses in the mid-19th century. This is apparently the only one in Grayson County. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 8, 2007.55555
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galaxmain1910.jpg379 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard depicting Main Street. Courtesy of Wade Weekes.55555
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100_1750.jpg360 viewsThis photo taken October 18, 2006 by Jeff Weaver shows a white birch and a balsam fir near the Grayson Highlands State Park visitors' center.55555
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friesrrbridge1922.jpg405 viewsThis is a January 1922 photo showing the Norfolk and Western Railroad Bridge over New River near Fries.55555
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Peach Bottom Church (ruines)541 viewsThis is a photo of the ruins of the Peach Bottom Methodist Church. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2005.55555
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Cox's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery632 viewsPhoto Summer 2005 by Jeff Weaver.55555
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bridlecreekbaseball.jpg539 viewsThis circa 1930 photo shows the Bridle Creek baseball team. (Left to right) First row: Johnny Phipps and Alan Kirk; second row: Frank Plummer, ?, Enoch Rutherford, Edward Phipps and Charles Osborne; third row: ?, Tom Cox, Bob Kirk, and Jim Phipps; 4th row; Luehen Halsey, Joe M. Phipps, Clarence Roberts, Cebert Hackler and Bill Phipps; 5th Row (top row) Beale Kirk and L. Jeff Jefferson.55555
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