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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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Marion - Hotel Marion578 viewsFrom a 1932 postcard.
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Saltville - Hotel Saltville Being razed,June 1964691 viewsTHE ONE STORY BUILDING ON THE LEFT WAS CALLED THE HOTEL ANNEX.

LOCATED AT EAST MAIN AND FIRST AVENUE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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hungrymother1.jpg472 viewsPhoto 1938 by the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
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hungrymotherbeach.jpg484 viewsFrom a 1950s era postcard.
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hungrymothercabin.jpg467 viewsThis postcard from the 1940s shows one of the cabins available for rent at the park.
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hungrymotherfishing.jpg447 viewsBoys bass fishing in Hungry Mother Lake is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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hungrymotherpark6.jpg440 viewsThis circa 1940 postcard shows canoes and sail boats on Hungry Mother Lake, north of the town of Marion.
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hwy107may65.bmp598 viewsThis May 1965 photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the construction of Highway 107 from Chilhowie to Saltville. Clinch Mountain is in the background.
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Intersection107and91June1964(2).jpg661 viewsThis photo was taken June 1, 1964. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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ironmtnlutheranschool.jpg551 viewsThis is from a late 1930s postcard.
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Jamsession002.jpg540 viewsThis photo was taken at the Chilhowie Lions Club January 16, 2006 by Don Smith. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Aerial View562 viewsThis August 28, 1997 photo is by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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