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Time Travel: BHS Coach Josh Nicewarner as He Signs His Letter of Intent and Old Clarksburg Elks Club

Posted on July 16, 2017

For more than a decade, as both an assistant and head coach, BHS Coach Josh Nicewarner has attended ceremonies where...

Time Travel: Simpson Creek Baptist Church Annex Start and Hazel Atlas Glass Works in Clarksburg

Posted on July 09, 2017

There have been plenty of upgrades and additions to the Simpson Creek Baptist Church through the years. This photo is...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Fire Department's Fleet in 1958 and Notre Dame's High School Band Circa 1965

Posted on July 02, 2017

The Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department had an impressive amount of vehicles in its fleet when situated in the build...

Time Travel: Pure Oil Service Station on City's Main Street and an Advertisement for Parsons Souders

Posted on June 25, 2017

This is a picture of the Pure Oil Service Station on the corner of Main Street and Virginia Avenue that has witnessed...

Alkire's Variety Store, Mick's Barber Shop on Main Street and Bridge in Clarksburg's Glen Elk Section

Posted on June 18, 2017

Who remembers Alkire's Variety Store located on West Main Street just prior to the bridge going over Simpson Creek? I...

Time Travel: BHS Alums Working in 2000 at WDTV and 1989 Fire that Leveled Philippi's Covered Bridge

Posted on June 11, 2017

If these faces look familiar it's because after 17 years, they still look the same. This is an advertisement in the 1...

Time Travel: Health Center Sign from Years Ago on Orchard and Pike Street Nun's Home in Clarksburg

Posted on June 04, 2017

Anyone remember this sign - and all of the names - that was situated at the bottom of Orchard for years? The location...

Time Travel: Bridgeporters as Part of Steele Law Office Circa 2000 and the Barrackville Covered Bridge

Posted on May 28, 2017

Anyone look familiar? Some certainly should. This photo from the 2000 Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook shows student Amanda Vanscoy,...

Time Travel: Pee Wee Red Champs from the 2000s and the Busy Bee Band on Main Street Fairmont

Posted on May 21, 2017

This photo is believed to be from 2005 or 2006 and it's of the Bridgeport Pee Wee Red team after winning a champi...

Time Travel: Hills Department Store's Jammed 1980s Parking Lot and the Four Corners Restaurant

Posted on May 14, 2017

Here's another photo of one of Bridgeport's and the region's most famous shopping destinations from the p...

Time Travel: Downtown Bridgeport's Roth Motel and the Courthouse Plaza at Christmas Circa 1983

Posted on May 07, 2017

At one time, motels were common place along U.S. Route 50 and Bridgeport was not the exceptions. If the buildings loo...

Time Travel: BHS's Early 1990's Big 10 Champ Cheer Squad and Harrison County Prohibition Support

Posted on April 30, 2017

See anyone that looks familiar in this photo? They are members of Bridgeport's Big 10 championship cheerleading s...

It's Happening: Channeling Carter and His "I Can Do It" Mantra

Posted on April 26, 2017

Sunday afternoon, the Bridgeport Little League Challenger Division – under the dedicated leadership of Mike Martin a...

Time Travel: Hills Plaza in 1987 and Stores Located There and 1906 Church Service at Smith Chapel

Posted on April 23, 2017

This photo is from 1987 when Hill's Department Store was still going strong in Bridgeport. If you notice the &quo...

Time Travel: Indians' 2001 Football Seniors and Current Trouble Spot on Route 250 Decades Earlier

Posted on April 16, 2017

These seniors, all 14 of them, managed to help get Bridgeport back to the Class AA state title game in 2001, but Bruc...
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