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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 - New River Valley People
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brownlow.jpg219 viewsNative of Wythe County, Virginia, Parson Brownlow made his mark on history as firely abolitionist Methodist minister in Knoxville, Tennessee; and reconstruction governor of Tennessee.Jun 19, 2006
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reynoldsmatthew.jpg574 viewsMr. Matthew Reynolds taught agriculture at Virginia Carolina High School from 1937-1967. He and his wife Lois, lived in the Grassy Creek community about a half-mile from the School on the Virginia side of the stateline.Jun 18, 2006
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rotenralph.jpg773 viewsMr. Ralph Roten is depicted here in his classroom at Virginia Carolina in 1965.Jun 18, 2006
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phippsevalee.jpg648 viewsMrs. Eva Lee Cox Phipps is shown here teaching English at Virginia Carolina in 1965. She and her husband, Joe X Phipps, lived at Mouth of Wilson.Jun 18, 2006
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spencerisaac.jpg645 viewsHigher resolution image of this couple.Jun 14, 2006
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mabryfamily.jpg1702 viewsSee typed note on the photo for identification.Jun 14, 2006
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blevinslilbourn.jpg981 viewsLilbourn Blevins, served in Company C, 63rd Virginia Infantry in the Confederate Army. Photo courtesy of Bernice Little, Avondale, PA.Jun 14, 2006
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kilbycharityfrancis.jpg828 viewsCharity Francis Kilby (1827-_), wife of Nelson Kilby, is shown here in a tin type courtesy of Bryan Spencer. She was the daughter of Elijah Francis and Barbara Koontz,and the granddaughter of Charlie Francis. Jun 14, 2006
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LYNNMOORE001.jpg630 viewsMr. Moore was principal at Saltville High School from 1954-1966. Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netJun 14, 2006
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PaulandhisDesota.jpg831 viewsPAUL WORKED AT SAULS/GRIFFIN MOTORS IN TOWN FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS. HE WAS IN THE D-DAY INVASION AT THE AGE OF 33. DON'T KNOW WHY HE'S SITTING ON THE BUMPER OF A DESOTO...HE WAS A CHEVY MAN. HE BOUGHT 37 NEW ONES DURING HIS LIFETIME. PAUL PASSED AWAY IN MAY OF 2003 AT THE AGE OF 92. HIS WIDOW, JUANITA, LIVES ON FIRST AVENUE in SALTVILLE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

Jun 01, 2006
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weaverjack.jpg737 viewsSon of Arthur Fred Weaver and Fannie Blevins Weaver, born 1927, died 2003.May 30, 2006
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drucillafamily.jpg833 viewsCourtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@smyth.netMay 27, 2006
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