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 zionpbc.jpg1422 viewsTaken from an old photograph.
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 100_1571.jpg1219 viewsThis view of New River is looking south back into Ashe County from the sliver of Alleghany County west of New River. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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 wmweaverhouse.jpg695 viewsHome of William Weaver, Jr. (1787-1876), located in Alleghany County, NC. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This house was built in 1848.
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 Doughton Park - Bustin' Rock652 viewsThis early 1940s photo shows Arthur F. Weaver operating a jackhammer during the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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 spartabev.jpg621 viewsFrom a mid-20th century postcard.
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 100_1585.jpg605 viewsPhoto April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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 Wooden Primitive Baptist Church604 viewsFrom an old photograph
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 Piney Creek Primitive Baptist Church601 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.
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 elkcreekpbc.jpg559 viewsLocated between Piney Creek and Sparta, North Carolina. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 2004.
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 pineycpb.jpg549 viewsFrom a 1960s photograph, the church is now the Piney Creek Garden Club Building. The church closed in 1980.
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 South Fork Regular Baptist Church, Piney Creek523 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.
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 spartach.jpg513 viewsThis photo is from the mid-20th century. You might also be interested in the 1860 Alleghany County Census or the 1870 Alleghany County, North Carolina Census
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