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Time Travel: Going Inside The Handy Shop on Main Street and The Canteen during 1985's Flooding

Posted on February 11, 2018

Does anyone remember "The Handy Shop" in Bridgeport? It was a Main Street mainstay for years. Today, Third...

Time Travel: Boys, Girls State Members at Bridgeport High in 1980 and an Airplane on Route 50 in 1944

Posted on February 04, 2018

Check out the names in this photo from May of 1980 as many of them will likely ring a bell. The photo was taken from...

Time Travel: Main Street Gas and Restaurant from 1964 and Building the Grafton Dam Back in 1935

Posted on January 28, 2018

This location may look familiar as today it is the home of the Main Street Dairy Queen. In this 1960s photos, the building...

Time Travel: Going Back to Sayer's Gas Station in 1954 and Clarksburg's Pike Street, Main Street Merge

Posted on January 21, 2018

This is a photo from the Sayers Gas station back in 1954 across from what is today the Main Street Dairy Queen...

Time Travel: A 1987 Play Celebrating City's History at the Centennial and a 1950 Clarksburg Snow Storm

Posted on January 14, 2018

This photo from March of 1987 shows some of the individuals involved in various aspects of "The Bridgeport H...

Time Travel: United Way in Bridgeport Doing Good Deeds in the 1960s and1938 Winter Fun in Osage

Posted on January 07, 2018

The United Way has been doing great things in Harrison County for decades. This photo is proof of that. It is believe...

Time Travel: A 1970s Bridgeport Basement Band and Trip to Long-Time Clarksburg Pike Street Business

Posted on December 31, 2017

While the band never took off, there were roots for one to get started back in the early 1970s here in Bridgeport. Th...

Time Travel: Furbee's Drug Store Staff at Christmas in 1961 and Clarksburg's Greyhound Bus Station

Posted on December 24, 2017

As the Santa in the top right corner indicates, this photo of the beloved Furbee's Drug Store in Bridgeport was t...

Time Travel: City Men Contributing to Community at Church Event and Don Knotts at The Hotel Morgan

Posted on December 17, 2017

There should be some familiar faces here as these men who gave plenty to the community are shown preparing a Bridgepo...

Time Travel: Coach Jamison, Players Receive 1972 State Title Trophy and '61 Logan County Curb Service

Posted on December 10, 2017

Coach Wayne "Smiley" Jamison is shown receiving the first of his four state championships in 1972. The Inddians...

Time Travel: Some Key City Leaders from the 1970s and a Trip to an Old Drug Store in City of Salem

Posted on December 03, 2017

This photo shows the late Bridgeport Mayor Carl Furbee, fourth from left, along with what is believed to be a 1...

Time Travel: School Patrol Trip with Senator Robert Byrd and Route 50 Work in Clarksburg from 1960

Posted on November 26, 2017

Although not certain of the date, the guess is that this photo is from the 1970s. The photo shows Tom Kinney and John Diam...

Time Travel: Locals Recognized at Leonette Memorial Event in 2001 and Lost Creek Depot Early 1900s

Posted on November 19, 2017

This photo, from 2001, shows Tom Brown, far right, and Tom Mellott, beside Brown, being recognized for their he...

Time Travel: Construction of Bridgeport High School and Looking Back at Philippi Covered Bridge Fire

Posted on November 12, 2017

Long before construction of Johnson Elementary began, work was done decades ago on what is now Bridgeport High...

Time Travel: All Saints Procession from 60 Years Ago and Buckhannon Restaurant Many May Remember

Posted on November 05, 2017

For decades, All Saints Catholic Church has been home to many special events, including this one from 1957. Any...
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