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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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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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South Fork Regular Baptist Church, Piney Creek522 viewsThis congregation was organized in 1840. The church divided in the 1860s over the Civil War, with the other faction styling itself Primitive Baptist. The Primitive Baptist faction had a meeting house on the Ashe County side of the South Fork. This congregation closed about 1960, and that meeting house has gone to ruin. This meeting house photo was taken April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Apr 16, 2006
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New Hope Freewill Baptist Church439 viewsPhoto April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Apr 16, 2006
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100_1591.jpg486 viewsThis image was taken from the Piney Creek Low Water Bridge. The land on the right is in Alleghany County, while that on the left is in Ashe County. The right bank of the river is the county line. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.Apr 16, 2006
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100_1592.jpg678 viewsPhoto April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver, this image was taken near Weaver's Ford.Apr 16, 2006
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Piney Creek Primitive Baptist Church600 viewsThe church which met at this place was organized in 1825, and closed in 1980. After the church closed the building was deeded to the Piney Creek Garden Club, who now maintain the structure. This building was constructed in 1875. Photo April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.Apr 16, 2006
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100_1585.jpg604 viewsPhoto April 16, 2006 by Jeff WeaverApr 16, 2006
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100_1587.jpg428 viewsThe lodge on the left is located very near the Piney Creek United Methodist Church on the right (background). Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.Apr 16, 2006
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Piney Creek School, Piney Creek482 viewsThis building is no longer used as a school, and the sign on the front says "New River Artisans." A new Piney Creek Elementary School is on the opposite side of the road. Photo April 16, 2006 by Jeff WeaverApr 16, 2006
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100_1579.jpg766 viewsThis house was built in 1940 after an earlier home washed away in the 1940 flood. It has recently been extensively remodeled. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.Apr 16, 2006
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100_1580.jpg780 viewsOK, its not much of a falls, more like rapids, but it is called the Falls of the North Fork. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.Apr 16, 2006
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