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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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pics 004.jpg579 viewsThis photo was taken September 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver and shows the town square with the exhibitors and vendors at the Labor Day Festival.Sep 10, 2006
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Wiley.Winton.Arnold0001.jpg335 viewsThis is a photo of my great grandfather Wiley Winton Arnold depicted in his Confederate uniform. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.netSep 10, 2006
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SEPT6BEN888.jpg692 viewsPICTURE WAS TAKEN ON THE TRACK FIELD BEHIND THE HIGH SCHOOL IN FEBRUARY OF 1968... NOT LONG BEFORE THE BUCKET LINE WAS CLOSED AND THE LIMESTONE HAULED FROM THE QUARRY IN BIG GREEN TRUCKS. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
Sep 10, 2006
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LABORDAYSATANDSUN032.jpg461 viewsThis photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net was taken Labor Day 2006.Sep 09, 2006
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Blevinsmaryjanecalvin.jpg1193 viewsThis is Mary Jane Brown Blevins (daughter of Jackson Brown and Charity Blevins and widow of Fielden Blevins). In the picture back row are her daughters Bashie Blevins and Dorothy Blevins Tolliver and son Roby Curtis Blevins. Mary Jane is in the front row with a boy the family can't identify. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla m.ruzyla@bresnan.net

Sep 08, 2006
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noahbarker.jpg1071 viewsThis is Noah Barker of Ashe Co. NC According to my family Noah was a blind musician, a fiddle player. He was married to Leah Pendergrass and they were in some way related to the Harrison Pendergrass family. My great-grandfather Harrison Pendergrass and his family adopted the surname Barker. According to the 1870 and 1880 cesnsus records Noah Barker was born abt. 1825. The census records also note that Noah was blind and a musician. I would love to hear from anyone who may know more about Noah Barker or the Pendergrasses from Horse Creek in Ashe Co.

Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla [email] m.ruzyla@bresnan.net[/email]
Sep 08, 2006
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Cessie,Stella_HettieBlevins001.jpg1103 viewsThis is my grandmother Cessie Magdalene Blevins (b. 1901) and her little sisters Stella Mae (b.1906) and Hettie (b.1911) Their parents were Roby Curtis Blevins and Harriet "Hettie" Shatley. Cessie married John Pendergrass-Barker and moved to McDowell Co. West Virginia. Stella married Edgar William Barker and Hettie married Thomas Brooks. All of Ashe Co. NC. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla m.ruzyla@bresnan.net

Sep 08, 2006
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RobyCmatildajune.jpg912 viewsThis is my great-grandfather Roby Curtis Blevins (son of Mary Jane Brown and Fielden Blevins), his second wife, Matilda (daughter of Harrison Pendergrass-Barker and Amanda Welch) and their daughter June Blevins who was born in 1915. They lived in Ashe Co. NC. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla [email] m.ruzyla@bresnan.net[/email]

Sep 08, 2006
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RossieBarker.jpg885 viewsThis is my great-Aunt Rossie (pronounced with a z) Pendergrass-Barker. Daughter of Harrison Pendergrass-Barker and Amanda Welch. She was born abt 1870 and lived in Horse Creek, Ashe Co. NC. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla m.ruzyla@bresnan.net
Sep 08, 2006
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worthyhs.jpg829 viewsNOTICE THE NEW STONE FIRE HALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION BEHIND THE TOWN HALL IN THIS MAY 1967 SHOT. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

Sep 08, 2006
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caldwellceliahash.jpg968 viewsThey lived at Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, NC. Celia was the daughter of John Hash and Sarah Hash. Courtesy of Lee Hash leehash@aol.comSep 08, 2006
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johnsonzeke.jpg569 viewsZEKE JOHNSON...JAN. 2, 1910 - AUG. 27, 2006

ZEKE LIVED IN GLADE SPRING AND WAS A LONG TIME EMPLOYEE OF OLIN MATHIESON IN SALTVILLE. ZEKE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FOUNDING OF THE MT. CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH IN GLADE SPRING.

ZEKE WAS A WELL KNOWN AND POPULAR MAN IN THE GLADE-SALTVILLE AREA. HE WAS A JEWEL.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
Sep 08, 2006
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