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New River Valley Map
This image is a picture of the New River Valley. There are various counties on the map. Each county is color-coded and there is a smaller map of North Carolina and Virginia which shows the broader context of the region. Printed on the slide is text…
Flooded Neighborhood
This image shows a neighborhood in Boone during the 1983 flood. The image was taken from a bridge. Below the bridge, the New River has flooded and covered the landscape in water. There are a few houses which seem to be nearly flooded. The ground is…
1983 Flood From A Bridge
This image shows Boone during the 1983 flood. The picture was taken from a bridge and a guardrail covers a portion of the image. Below the bridge, the New River has flooded and a large portion of the landscape is flooded. The right bank of the river…
Flooded Boone
This image shows Boone during a large flood. There is a person standing on a bridge which is almost flooded. A few roads and parking lots in the background have also been completely flooded. The ground seems to also be covered in snow and piles of…
Blue Ridge Wagon Train Crossing New River, Postcard
This extra large postcard, likely dating to the early 1970s, shows the Daniel Boone Wagon Train crossing the New River. The caption on the rear reads, "The Blue Ridge Wagon Train winding down the trail and crossing New River on its journey from…
Whiting Timber Holdings
This item is a map of Watauga County, NC, circa 1918 highlighting the areas relevant to Whiting Timber Holdings, part of a lumber operation by William S. Whiting and the Boone Fork Lumber Company in Shulls Mill, NC. On the map, Watauga River, New…
Moretz and Coffey Family on the New River #2
This image shows a group of individuals standing in a small boat on a river. In the forefront, a man and a woman stand side by side. The man, identified as Paul Moretz, wears high boots and a jacket and tie. He holds a long pole that goes into the…
Moretz and Coffey Family on the New River #1
This image shows a group of individuals standing in a small boat on a river. In the forefront, a man and a woman stand side by side. The man, identified as Paul Moretz, wears high boots and a jacket and tie. He holds a long pole that goes into the…
Norris Family By A Car
This item is a black and white photograph of four men and three woman posing in front of a car. The porch of a house can be seen to the left with two young children standing by one of the posts. This image was on page 72 of the scrapbook. The people…