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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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volneychofbrethren.jpg368 viewsNot used in years, the Volney Church of the Brethren has been known for years as the "black" church for the color of the building. It is located across the road from the Corinth Baptist Church. Photo by Jeff Weaver May 2005.
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Volney - U.S. Post Office399 viewsThis 1919 photo shows the post office at Volney, Virginia.
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waddellhospital.jpg374 viewsFrom 1950s postcard.
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Rural Home - Warrick House470 viewsEarliest resident known to me was Ruth Warrick ca.1890s, but house's history precedes her. Note Slave Quarters on left. Rural Home community, Providence District, Grayson Co. VA. Photo by David Arnold
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Rural Home - Warrick's Store481 viewsWarrick's Store, Rural Home P.O. (historic) Providence Dist. Grayson Co. VA. Photo by David Arnold
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Fries - Washington Inn522 views(Historic) Washington Inn, Town of Fries, Providence District, Grayson. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnolddavid-arnold@comcast.net
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washingtonmills.jpg415 viewsThis is from a circa 1920 photograph.
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washmills1914.jpg382 viewsThis is from a 1914 postcard.
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weavercmcabin.jpg493 viewsThis photo was taken in June 1978 by Jeff Weaver.
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Rugby - Gideon Weaver Family Cemetery385 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver.
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whitetop.jpg398 viewsThis is a 1940s era postcard of Whitetop Mountain. The X marks the point where North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia come together at one point.
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whitetop1986.jpg338 viewsPhoto summer 1986 by Jeff Weaver
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