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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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glade1860.jpg
glade1860.jpg339 viewsThis wood cut purports to show the village of Glade Spring ca. 1840. The mountain in the background is Whitetop, perhaps exaggerated.Apr 11, 2006
furnaceneargalax.jpg
furnaceneargalax.jpg1097 viewscirca. 1900.Apr 11, 2006
clitomill.jpg
clitomill.jpg612 viewsThis photo was taken in the early 20th century.Apr 11, 2006
friesdam.jpg
friesdam.jpg418 viewsPhoto of the dam across New River taken in the 1920s.Apr 11, 2006
friesice.jpg
friesice.jpg628 viewsThis January 1917 ice flood knocked a bridge off its piers.Apr 11, 2006
friesmill.jpg
friesmill.jpg488 viewsPhoto of the Washington Mills facilities at Fries in the early 20th century.Apr 11, 2006
kilbytroyfamily.jpg
kilbytroyfamily.jpg884 viewsIn the family picture the ones in the back row are (left to right) Charlie and Maxie Kilby and son Carver, Louis J. Kilby, Gaither Kilby, Luther and Bertha Kilby Richardson and baby daughter Maude Testerman, Harvey and Mattie Kilby Owen (Mattie is holding Mae and Harvey is holding Mary).
Front row (left to right) Millard and Annie Kilby with sons, Ivan, Guy, John (Annie is holding Ruth: two two sons are in front of them), Grandma Cosby holding Preston, Grandps Troy Kilby holding Ala, (Aunt Ala will be 102 next month) Luther and Flossie Kilby with sons, Gartman, Troy and Bruce on Flossie lap; in front of them is Carl and Webb Kilby.

Courtesy of Mary Campbell Worley bobworley@skybest.com
Apr 11, 2006
troykilby.jpg
troykilby.jpg788 viewsTroy Kilby, son of Elder Reuben Kilby, was a Primitive Baptist minister, highly influential in the Senter Association at one time. Courtesy of Mary Campbell Worley bobworley@skybest.com.Apr 11, 2006
lutheranorpanage.jpg
Salem - Lutheran Orphanage205 viewsFrom a 1930-45 era postcard.Apr 11, 2006
andrewlewishigh.jpg
andrewlewishigh.jpg214 viewsFrom a 1940s era postcard.Apr 11, 2006
giantlumberflume.jpg
Giant Lumber Flume654 viewsThis is the flume of the Giant Lumber Company, which operated near North Wilkesboro in the early 20th century.Apr 11, 2006
hillsville2.jpg
hillsville2.jpg898 viewsThis is taken from a 1930s postcard.Apr 11, 2006
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