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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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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE OLD SALT HOUSE BUILDING.

OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE.  THE SALT HOUSE WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS.  AFTER IT WAS NO LONGER USED FOR THAT THE TOP FLOOR BECAME THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 OF SALTVILLE FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MEETING HALL WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949.
 
THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON CHEMICALS.
 
IN MARCH OF 1965...SHORTLY AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS MADE, THE OLD SALT HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN.  IT WAS LOCATED ON WEST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA.  Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043@comcast.net[/email]

salthouse1.jpg

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE OLD SALT HOUSE BUILDING.

OLD SALT HOUSE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE GEORGIA SALT FURNACE. THE SALT HOUSE WAS USED FOR STORING SACKS AND BARRELS. AFTER IT WAS NO LONGER USED FOR THAT THE TOP FLOOR BECAME THE MEETING PLACE FOR WILLIAM KING MASONIC LODGE NO. 227 OF SALTVILLE FROM 1901 UNTIL A NEW MEETING HALL WAS BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN 1949.

THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS USED BY MATHIESON CHEMICALS.

IN MARCH OF 1965...SHORTLY AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS MADE, THE OLD SALT HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN. IT WAS LOCATED ON WEST MAIN STREET IN SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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