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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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Volney - Tobacco Patch299 viewsBurley Tobacco has been a staple of the New River Agricultural economy since the 1940s. The road in the right of the photo is Virginia 16. Photo July 11, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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pics 221.jpg309 viewsThis photo was taken October 8, 2006 at the Whitetop Molasses festival by Jeff Weaver.
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pics 225.jpg314 viewsMaking music at the October 8, 2006 Whitetop Molasses festival. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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Holly Ridge - Pasture291 viewsThis photo July 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. It shows a well worn pasture. Note the slight terracing of the land. This is caused by cattle walking around the hill, which creates these topography patterns.
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Holly Ridge - Holly Ridge School.283 viewsPhoto July 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Edgewater - Wilson Creek289 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, July 18, 2007.
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Grassy Creek - Tobacco Harvest Time324 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver September 2007.
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pics 423.jpg303 viewsThis mid-September 2007 photo shows the fogs that often roll in on the heights of the Grayson Highlands. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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Fees Ridge - Gold Mine Tailings Pile353 viewsPhoto September 2007 by Jeff Weaver. This is the remnant of a gold mine that was exhausted in the late 19th century.
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Rugby - Panoramic view323 viewsThis photo by Jeff Weaver was taken September 29, 2007 from the hill above Corinth Baptist Church.
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Grayson Highlands State Park - Ponies375 viewsThis September 29, 2007 photo by Jeff Weaver, sh0ws some of the ponies rounded up for the annual horse auction by the Rugby Rescue Squad for their annual fund raiser and to thin the heard that roams the mountains.
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Grayson Highlands State Park - Dancing327 viewsPhoto September 29, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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