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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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Brooks, Everette and Irene DeBoard Brooks948 viewsEvertte and Irene Deboard Brooks from Silas Creek, Lansing NC, July 1959. Courtesy of Mary Testerman marytest@comcast.net

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scan0001.jpg880 viewsByrl, Wade, Annie, Sissie (not to sure about the spelling of her name) and my grand-mother Virginia Vannoy. This image was created circa 1910. Courtesy of Steve J. Billings sjbillings@earthlink.net00000
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strugilljames1816.jpg913 viewsJames Sturgill, Jr., son of James Sturgill, Sr., lived at Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC.00000
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doughtonrufus.jpg726 viewsSon of J. Horton Doughton and Rebecca Jones, served as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.00000
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johnstonhg.jpg466 viewsPhysician and surgeon with a practice at Pearisburg in 1924. Born on November 18, 1877 at Pearisburg, son of dr. Harvey G. Johnston, Sr. and Mary Fowler Halsey.00000
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combsfh.jpg784 viewsBorn July 6, 1877 Lambsburg, Carroll County, VA. Trial lawyer. photo taken ca. 1922.00000
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Totten, Bill and Sanders, Frank790 viewsTWO OF SALTVILLE'S FORMER MAYORS...BILL TOTTEN, LEFT, AND FRANK SANDERS

THIS WAS AT THE STUART HOUSE DEDICATION ON WEST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VA. IN JUNE OF 1973. CCourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@cokmcast.net
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Worth, David893 viewsThis is an apparent circa 1865 image of David Worth, of Creston, Ashe County, NC who was born in 1801 and died in 1888.00000
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DeBoard, Bob and Alma Blevins.965 viewsBob and Alma Blevins Debord
These were my grandparents
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My grandfather used to run some kind of place that made corn meal. Courtesy of Mary Testerman marytest@comcast.net
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Cockerham, Thomas744 viewsTom Cockerham was the Chief Operating Officer for Ashe Memorial Hospital for several years. This memorial plaque is at the hospital. Photo by Jeff Weaver June 17, 2007.00000
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Dunham, M. S. Family820 viewsTHE M. S. DUNHAM FAMILY / WEST MAIN STREET / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1907

PHOTO FROM DUNHAM COLLECTION. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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Stuart, Elsie and Roger A. Allison745 viewsROGER A. ALLISON AND ELSIE STUART AT THE STUART HOME ON LAKE DRIVE / SALTVILLE, VA. / JUNE 1973. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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