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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.


Last additions - Virginia Counties
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Fries - New River at Fries339 viewsClick here for the Wikipedia article on Fries. Photo May 17, 2006 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netMay 17, 2007
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Saltville - OK Barber Shop905 viewsFROM LEFT - DAN PUCKETT / ROY YONTZ / JOE VERNON / PETE FRYE

PHOTO COURTESY LORETTA FRYE CALLAWAY AND FRED AND PEGGY CRABTREE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
May 16, 2007
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Chilhwie - H. L. Bonham House702 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, May 16, 2007.May 16, 2007
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Whitetop - Whitetop Post Office319 viewsPhoto May 16, 2007 by Jeff WeaverMay 16, 2007
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Major - Old Methodist Parsonage324 viewsBelieved to be the first Methodist Parsonage in Western Grayson County. Courtesy of Trula Fay Purkey.May 15, 2007
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Narrows - First National Bank of the Narrows440 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.May 14, 2007
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Christiansburg - Stone's Cafeteria460 viewsThis is from a 1970s postcard.May 14, 2007
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Galax - Galax Methodist Church326 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1960s.May 14, 2007
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Saltville - Palmer Inn897 viewsPALMER INN / THE "OLD HOTEL" / WEST MAIN ST. / SALTVILLE, VA. / BUILT BY GEORGE W. PALMER IN 1858. RAZED IN MID 1970s. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


May 14, 2007
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Saltville - Elizabeth Cemetery549 viewsPhoto May 12, 2007 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netMay 13, 2007
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Sugar Grove - Teas Road564 viewsThis May 11, 2007 photo is courtesy of Don Smith. It looks like someone nuked Sugar Grove. dsmith@comcast.netMay 11, 2007
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Gold Hill - Flame Azaela or Honeysuckle.333 viewsThis shot was taken on what was originally William Hash's (generally referred to as William Horton Hash) farm near Bridle Creek. Photo May 11, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.May 11, 2007
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