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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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Saltville - Aerial View538 viewsThis August 28, 1997 photo is by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Nebo - Old Nebo School584 viewsTHE LATE JIM SNAPP OF GLADE SPRING, VISITING THE OLD NEBO SCHOOL IN SMYTH COUNTY WHERE HIS MOTHER TAUGHT IN THE 1920s.

NOV. 14, 2002 . Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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JULY17JAM012.jpg522 viewsThis is Emily and Martha Spencer. Photo July 17, 2006 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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JULY17JAM036.jpg488 viewsKILBY SPENCER AND BLAKE RASH / SMYTH JAM / JULY 17, 2006. Photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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july2006pic 005.jpg459 viewsPhoto July 11, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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july2006pic 014.jpg468 viewsPhoto July 12, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Saltville - Moon Over Saltville451 viewsThis photo was taken July 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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july2006pic 036.jpg413 viewsPhoto July 22, 2006.
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july2006pic 041.jpg416 viewsThis photo was taken July 22, 2006. These vines were popular sources of food in the days when hogs were allowed to run wild in the forest in the early days of Appalachian settlement.
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JULY22RUNAWAYDUMPTRUCK0868693.jpg722 viewsAUGUST 1968- DUMP TRUCK LOADED WITH SAND LOST BRAKES ABOVE OVERLOOK ON HWY 107 AND CAME INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH HWY 91...CROSSED THE ROAD AND WENT UP JOE VERNON'S DRIVEWAY...DEMOLISHED TWO VEHICLES IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE DUMP TRUCK. TRUCK DRIVER INJURED.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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JULY24MGSJAN1980701.jpg649 viewsTHIS IS WHAT THE MATHIESON GENERAL STORE LOOKED LIKE FROM THE INSIDE ON THE SECOND FLOOR JUST BEFORE IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN JANUARY OF 1980.

THE WEST SIDE FRONT CORNER BEGAN TO LOSE BRICKS AND FINALLY THE HOLE OPENED UP. THE STORE HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR SOME TIME. WORK HAD ALREADY LEVELED THE OLD SUPER X / IGA MARKET THAT HAD OPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 1955.

THE WALLS WERE SOLID BRICK...THREE WIDE. THEY BUILT IT WELL IN 1894.

Courtesy of Don Smith [dsmith1043@comcast.net[/email]
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Saltville - Moving a house648 viewsMOVING THE BRICK HOUSE FROM EAST MAIN TO HWY 107 / JUNE 1964. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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