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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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greengable1.jpg315 viewsThis photo was taken by Scott Trent, and shows the principal agricultural crop in western Grayson County in 2004.Jan 31, 2006
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greengable2.jpg327 viewsPhoto of the Pugh House in the distance. Photo by Scott Trent.Jan 31, 2006
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greengable3.jpg398 viewsVictorian era house at Volney. Photo by Scott Trent.Jan 31, 2006
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greengable4.jpg394 viewsFormer service station, now a junk yard. Photo by Scott Trent, 2004.Jan 31, 2006
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floyd.jpg574 viewsFloyd (1806-1863) was an attorney, governor of Virginia; U.S. Secretary of War under President James Buchanan, and Confederate general.Jan 31, 2006
christiansburgfemale1856.jpg
christiansburgfemale1856.jpg580 viewsThis is one of Lewis Miller's watercolors - this one made in 1856Jan 31, 2006
Martin.jpg
Martin.jpg788 viewsCourtesy of Mabel Martin.Jan 31, 2006
coneestate.jpg
coneestate.jpg239 viewsFrom a 1930-45 era postcard.Jan 31, 2006
robertsonwyndhamjr.jpg
robertsonwyndhamjr.jpg481 viewsLived at Plasterco in Washington County, just outside Saltville.Jan 30, 2006
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russellmadam.jpg825 viewsMadam Russell, as she was known, was a sister of Virginia's Revolutionary War Governor Patrick Henry. She was first married to Rev. War. Brig. General William Campbell and then to Rev. War Brig General William Russell. She was also known as the mother of Methodism in Southwest Virginia. She lived at Saltville and later at Sulphur Springs (Chilhowie).Jan 30, 2006
saltvilleproducts.jpg
saltvilleproducts.jpg600 viewsThis image appeared in the 1922 Alkalie with the caption "Saltville Products Both."Jan 30, 2006
mathiesonneil.jpg
mathiesonneil.jpg620 viewsOne of the Mathieson brothers who established the Mathieson Alkali Works. Lived briefly in Saltville. From the 1922 AlkaliteJan 30, 2006
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