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New River’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

New River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, New River had a population of 237. A post office was established as New River Depot in 1868. The community took its name from the New River, upon which it is situated.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 244 to 237 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of New River yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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New River, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in New River is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean New River has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Albans Hospital in Fairlawn, 1 miles away.

New River and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = New River. Tap a dot.
St. Albans HospitalGlencoeWest Radford Commercial Historic DistrictArnheimLa RiviereHarvey House

Closest to New River

St. Albans HospitalFairlawn · Building1miGlencoeRadford · Building1.1miWest Radford Commercial Historic DistrictRadford · District1.3miArnheimRadford · Building1.6miLa RiviereRadford · Building1.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. St. Albans Hospital’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Radford📜 Dublin📜 Christiansburg📜 Pulaski
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