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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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Lebanon - Farming Scene ca. 1932838 viewsThis is a 1932 postcard showing men stacking oats.
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fergusonchapelschool.jpg854 viewsFerguson Chapel School, Lebanon, VA. About late 30's, or early 40's. A 2-room school,-- at one time, with 7 grades. Later with 5-grades.
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Lebanon - Trigg Fields (Old time fiddler)753 views
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Laurel Bed Lake - Fishing545 viewsSome people fishing in Laurel Bed Lake on July 15, 2007. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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Dickinsonville - Glade Hollow Primitive Baptist Church693 viewsPhoto 2006, courtesy of Blaine Owens.
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Honaker - New Garden Primitive Baptist Church735 viewsThis photo by Janice Busic (janice_b@verizon.net), shows this old church which was probably used as a hospital during the civil war.
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Near Saltville - Laurel Bed Lake647 viewsThis January 1969 Don Smith photo shows a frozen Laurel Bed Lake. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Laurel Bed Lake - Laurel Bed Lake545 viewsPhoto July 15, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Lebanon - Confederate Monument692 viewsThis is from a 1930 or so postcard.
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Lebanon - Lebanon High School635 viewsThis image is from a 1940s postcard.
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Elk Garden - Log Church744 viewsThis church was built by people living on Elk Garden Farm owned by Stuarts.
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Dante - Entrance to mine No. 52644 viewsFrom a postcard from the mid-20th century.
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