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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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Bolt, John Marion646 viewsJohn Marion Bolt (1865-1832) of Grayson County. Courtesy f Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.com
Nov 25, 2007
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Herrington, George and Rhoda Cole758 viewsGeorge and Rhoda Cole Herrington of Grayson County, Va. Circa 1920. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.comNov 25, 2007
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Saltville - Kiwanis Club704 viewsKIWANIS CLUB / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1950. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netNov 24, 2007
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Wytheville - Wythe County Copurt House624 viewsThis is a 1913 postcard view of the Wythe County Court House.Nov 20, 2007
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Mouth of Wilson - Bob Pugh's Water Wheel432 viewsWater wheel at Bob Pughs on Wilson Creek, Grayson County, VA, There was no date on this picture, would like to know when it was taken! Courtesy of Donna Collier Dietrich [email]dietricd@fyi.net[email]Nov 20, 2007
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Saltville - Golf Course620 viewsMAPLE TREE DROPPING LEAVES ON NO. 6 FAIRWAY...NO. 7 GREEN COVERED WITH FROST...MILL CLIFF DARK AND TOASTED...MID NOVEMBER IN SALTVILLE....Courtesy of Don Smithn dsmith1043@comcast.netNov 17, 2007
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Saltville -Olin River Project1043 viewsIN 1982, OLIN DID EXTENSIVE WORK TO KEEP MERCURY FROM THE OLD CHLORINE PLANT FROM LEACHING INTO THE NORTH FORK OF THE HOLSTON RIVER AT SALTVILLE.

THE RIVER WAS REDIRECTED THROUGH THE LARGE PIPE AT LEFT SO WORKERS COULD SEAL THE RIVER BANK AT RIGHT TO KEEP THE MERCURY CONTAINED AND OUT OF THE RIVER. Courrtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
Nov 17, 2007
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Sizemore, Owen and Ned587 viewsThis image was made in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Courtesy of Lee Hash HashCabin@aol.comNov 15, 2007
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Saltville - Beaver Creek Flood of 1972676 viewsBEAVER CREEK AT FLOOD / NEAR SALTVILLE, VA. / DECEMBER 1972. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netNov 15, 2007
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McCready - Flood of 1977835 viewsFLOOD / VA. HWY 91 / McCREADY AREA / SALTVILLE, VA. / DECEMBER 1972. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netNov 15, 2007
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CB&Q Engine639 viewsCB&Q ENGINE 4960 WAS PUT INTO EXCURSION WORK IN 1958, RETIRED TO CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM IN 1966 THEN DONATED TO THE MID-CONTINENT RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM IN NORTH FREEDOM, WISCONSIN. IN 1980, 4960 WAS LEASED TO THE BRISTOL AND NORTH WESTERN RAILROAD.

BUILT IN AUGUST OF 1923 BY BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, CB&Q ENGINE 4960 HAD BEEN SPARED THE TORCH AND WAS DOING EXCURSION WORK FOR THE BRISTOL AND NORTH WESTERN RAILROAD FROM BRISTOL TO BENHAMS, VA. IN THE SUMMER OF 1981. THE VENTURE PLAYED OUT AND IN 1985 4960 WAS MOVED TO FT. WAYNE, INDIANA.

IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE GRAND CANYON RAILWAY SHORTLY THEREAFTER. AFTER ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE REBUILDING EVER DONE ON AN OLD STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, COSTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, ENGINE 4960 WAS PLACED IN SERVICE BY GRAND CANYON RAILWAY AND HAS BEEN DOING EXCURSION WORK SINCE THE MID 1990'S. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
Nov 15, 2007
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Rich Valley = View from Walker Mountain553 viewsLOOKING NORTHWEST FROM APCO 765 kV POWER LINE ATOP WALKER MT. TOWARD RICH VALLEY AND CLINCH MT. / SMYTH COUNTY, VA. / APRIL 10, 1977. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.netNov 13, 2007
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