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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.


whitetop38.jpg
whitetop38.jpg362 viewsGeneral view of Whitetop mountain. Photo by the Virginia Department of Agriculture, 1938.
whitetopbc.jpg
whitetopbc.jpg340 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2003
whitetopcard1940s.jpg
whitetopcard1940s.jpg338 viewsIn the mid-20th century a number of fantasy postcards were issued. This is one of them.
whitetopcreek.jpg
whitetopcreek.jpg379 viewsFrom a 1929 photograph
whitetopfestival1933.jpg
whitetopfestival1933.jpg458 viewsThis is a view of a 20-seat outhouse built for the 1933 Music festival on Whitetop.
whitetopfestival1933a.jpg
whitetopfestival1933a.jpg452 viewsThis photo shows some of the estimated 20,000 visitors to this event.
whitetopff.jpg
whitetopff.jpg448 viewsThis historical marker is located on Route 600 near the summit of Whitetop Mountain. Photo was taken in March 2003 by Jeff Weaver
whitetophotel.jpg
whitetophotel.jpg450 viewsThis is a circa 1933 view of the Whitetop Hotel.
whitetopmap1913.jpg
whitetopmap1913.jpg390 viewsThis map made in 1913 shows the layout of the streets in the proposed Whitetop City.
WhitetopMt.hoarfrost.jpg
WhitetopMt.hoarfrost.jpg345 viewsThis is a photo taken after a hoar frost. Photo courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net.
whitetopmtn.jpg
whitetopmtn.jpg426 viewsThis view of Whitetop Mountain taken from Whitetop Village, spring 2003.
whitetopmtn1940s.jpg
whitetopmtn1940s.jpg347 viewsThis is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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