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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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jhs1940basketball.jpg683 viewsThis photo is of the 1940 Jefferson High School basketball team. Front Left to right, Eddie Woodie, Parks Colvard, Berman Bare, Billy Joe Gentry. Back, left to right, Jack Bare, Smith Leak, Cam Bare, Roy Freeman, John D. Weaver. Coach is Charles Baker Weaver (1914-1966). Courtesy of Charlie Weaver, Winston Salem, NC.Apr 19, 2006
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100_1600.jpg304 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 19, 2006.Apr 19, 2006
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100_1601.jpg240 viewsLocated on Route 613 (Poor Valley Road) near Saltville, VA. Photo April 19, 2006 by Jeff WeaverApr 19, 2006
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blevinsjcrosa.jpg1180 viewsThey lived at Grassy Creek, and this photo was taken about 1940.Apr 19, 2006
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pondmtnpbc.jpg399 viewsPhoto taken October 1981 by Jeff Weaver. You might be interested in the minutes of this church. You can order a printed copy of the Minutes of Pond Mountain Church 1882-1933 here.Apr 19, 2006
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pondmtnchurch.jpg519 viewsThis is a 1952 image of the church and some congregants on the porch.Apr 19, 2006
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daviscc.jpg1024 viewsThis photo dates from about 1900. He was a civil war veteran and Primitive Baptist minister. They lived on the Windfall, Ashe County, North Carolina. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.Apr 19, 2006
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sturgillfranciscabin.jpg597 viewsThis photo made in the late 1970s shows the cabin of Francis Sturgill, Jr. and Phebe Weaver Sturgill. It is located on Helton Creek, about a quarter mile from the Virginia line in Ashe County, NC. Francis Sturgill (1782-1842) was the son of Francis Sturgill, Sr. and Rebecca Hash. Phebe Weaver 1783-1855 was the daughter of William Weaver, Sr. and his first wife, who was a daughter of Moses McDaniel.Apr 19, 2006
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sturgilljoel.jpg910 viewsSon of Joshua Sturgill and Phoebe Marilda Weaver. Joel died in 1900.Apr 19, 2006
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joshsturgillfamily.jpg1196 viewsBack row, left to right. Isom Sturgill, Bowman Pennington, Isaac Sturgill, James Estil Sturgill, John Andrew Sturgill, Francis Lee Sturgill. Front row, Lanta Ingram Sturgill, Laura Sturgill Pennington, Phoebe Marilda Weaver Sturgill, Lulu Stuart Sturgill, Charity Ann Farmer Sturgill. This photo was made after Joshua Sturgill's death in 1894, but family lore says that Joshua Sturgill would never allow his photograph to be made.Apr 19, 2006
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100_1593.jpg583 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.Apr 16, 2006
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100_1594.jpg798 viewsThis church occupies the same location was the Presbyterian Church which was reported here in 1773. A Primitive Baptist Church also occupied this spot from the early 1800s until about 1900, when this building was constructed. Photo April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Apr 16, 2006
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