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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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Abingdon - South Holston Lake234 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows water skiing on South Holston Lake near Abingdon.
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sinkingspgs.jpg224 viewsThis is a 1930s era linen postcard.
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sinkingspringspresby.jpg211 viewsThis is a circa 1940 real photo postcard.
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South Holston Lake - Snapp's Fence285 viewsIN NORMAL TIMES...THE FENCE CROSSING THE HOLLOW WAS A GOOD SPOT FOR CATCHING CRAPPIE. NOT NOW. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net

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sscgeneral1.jpg235 viewsGeneral view of Sinking Springs cemetery. Photo by Jeff Weaver, 2004.
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sscsarahfloyd.jpg237 viewsGrave marker of Sarah Floyd.
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sscunkcsa.jpg225 viewsThis is a monument to the Unknown Confederate soldiers in Sinking Springs Cemetery. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2003.
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stmathewslutheran.jpg232 viewsThis is a mid-1950s postcard.
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stonewallcollege.jpg258 viewsThis college, located in Abingdon, no longer exists. Taken from an old postcard.
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stonewallcollege~0.jpg235 viewsThis is a 1915 or so postcard image. This facility was destroyed by fire in 1924.
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stonewallcollege~1.jpg218 viewsThis is a circa 1918 postcard showing the west wing of Stonewall College in Abingdon.
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