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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.


linvillefalls.jpg
linvillefalls.jpg424 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard.
linvillefalls1910.jpg
linvillefalls1910.jpg208 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard of Linville Falls. This website has more information about Linville Falls.
linvillelake.jpg
linvillelake.jpg204 viewsThis is a 1930 photo of Lake Linville in the foreground with Grandfather mountain in the background.
linvillerivernight.jpg
linvillerivernight.jpg205 viewsThis 1930-45 era post card shows the Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over the Linville River at night. This website has more information about the Linville River Trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
mildred.jpg
mildred.jpg216 viewsMildred was used as an advertising icon for Grandfather Mountain for many years.
milehighbridge.jpg
milehighbridge.jpg440 viewsThis is the famous Mile High Swinging Bridge, Grandfather Mountain, NC. An early description of Grandfather Mountain and surrounding areas can be found in Shepherd Dugger's Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain originally published in 1907.
pinnacleinn.jpg
pinnacleinn.jpg209 viewsThis image is from 1941.
pinnacleinn~0.jpg
pinnacleinn~0.jpg212 viewsBanner Elk was a playground for lowlanders from a very early date. This postcard is circa 1915.
rockhousecamp.jpg
Linville - Rock House Camp453 viewsThis circa 1940 postcard shows another of the facilities designed to draw those Americans not affected by the Great Depression to the mountains.
sloopchapel.jpg
sloopchapel.jpg214 viewsThis postcard is from the 1950s.
sphinxrock.jpg
sphinxrock.jpg208 viewsThis is a 1950s postcard showing Sphinx Rock on Grandfather mountain.
splitrock.jpg
splitrock.jpg203 viewsThis is a 1950s post card of split rock on the approach to Grandfather Mountain.
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