With graduation in the rearview mirror for the Bridgeport High School Class of 2016, here's a look into the rearview mirror going back to 1995. This is the cover of the June, 1995 Shawnee Powwow that shows the BHS journalism staff in one of their final acts that year in a photo taken by Joseph Lanzy. If you know who is photographed, please add their names to the comment section below.

Decades ago, and perhaps someone has a guess based on the cars and the pictures that are shown, downtown Clarksburg was the retail hub not only of Harrison County, but for a large part of North Central West Virginia. If you have any memories that this photo stirs, please add them to the comment section below.

 

Editor's Note: This ongoing photo feature of pictures from Bridgeport and throughout the Mountain State is part of local historian Richard "Dick" Duez's collection. Duez, the unofficial historian of Bridgeport, would appreciate any scanned photos emailed to him for use here or to include in his ongoing efforts to preserve local history. You can email photos, or let him know how to acquire copies of photos you may have in your possession, to Duez at dick.do@frontier.com.