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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.


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"Snakebite" John Wiles746 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.jpg534 viewsThis postcard was used in 1911.33333
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Thompson_Cemetery__1.jpg610 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.net
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Jacob Estep724 viewsWilkes County, NC.
Stone of my g-g-g-grandfather
Duncan-Estep Cemetery
Jacob Estep (11/16/1792-6/23/1869

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Thomas Caudill House766 viewsThe House of Thomas Caudill, still standing in 2003. Built ca. 1865. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn 33333
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araratriver.jpg434 viewsThis view made ca. 1905, shows the Ararat River and the Southern Railway33333
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pinnacleview.jpg383 viewsThis is the view from the top of Pilot Mountain33333
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ravinebridge.jpg555 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.jpg523 viewsThis linen post card dates from the first third of the 20th century.33333
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wilkeswest.jpg754 viewsThis postcard shows a general veiw to the west from Wilkesboro.33333
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chathammfg.jpg389 viewsThis postcard from the 1940s boasts, "Chatham Blankets".33333
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ncgranite.jpg392 viewsThis ca. 1900-1910 postcard shows some of the quarry work going on around Mount Airy at that time.33333
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