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Time Travel: BHS Senior Football Moms Back in 2013 and a Freshly Built Home in Bristol Back from 1888

An annual tradition that still is in place sees the Bridgeport Football Moms not only get involved with assisting the...

By Dick Duez May 28, 2023 10:30 AM EST in History Blog

Time Travel: Bridgeport High's 1959 Mystery Teacher and Former Shinnston State Police Headquarters

Posted on May 21, 2023

Do you know who this mystery teacher is? It is from Bridgeport High School and the date of the photograph is Septembe...

Time Travel: Braves 1992-93 Girls Hoops Team and a Decades Rewind to Former Clarksburg City Hall

Posted on May 14, 2023

Pictured is the 1992-93 Bridgeport Middle School girls basketball team. Do you see anyone you know? In case you're no...

Time Travel: Long-Time Main Street Business Back in 1987 and 1940s WWII West Union Support Gathering

Posted on May 07, 2023

It has been in business for decades on Bridgeport's Main Street, and it is still operating and going strong in 2023....

Time Travel: Decades Rewind to Airport Construction of Terminal and Monongah High's Marching Band

Posted on April 30, 2023

This building will soon no longer serve the purpose it was built for in this construction photo believed to be from t...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Middle's '92-93 Danceline Unit and Grafton's Police and Fire Chief Back in 1967

Posted on April 23, 2023

See anyone you know? This is the 1992-93 Bridgeport Middle School Danceline team. Members as listed in the BMS sports...

Time Travel: Girls State Participants at BHS in 1992 and Big Clarksburg Pumpkins on Display from 1914

Posted on April 16, 2023

See any familiar faces? This is the 1992 Bridgeport High School Rhododendron Girls State participants. Shown front, f...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Middle School's 1992 Football Team and Main Street in 1916 Downtown Salem

Posted on April 09, 2023

This is the 1992 Bridgeport Middle School football team's official team photo. The tem played Lumberport, Rooseve...

Time Travel: A Look at City's First Street Sweeper and Carrying St. John the Baptist at 1990s WVIHF Parade

Posted on April 02, 2023

Officials gather for a photo when the City of Bridgeport purchased its first street sweeper. Shown in the this undate...

Time Travel: All-Harrison County Cheerleaders in 2001 and Harrison County Rotary Folks from Same Year

Posted on March 26, 2023

These Bridgeport High School cheerleaders were members of the All-Harrison County cheerleading squad back in 2001. Th...

Time Travel: A Look at Maple Lake from 1940 and a Visit to a Homestead in Terra Alta Way Back in 1895

Posted on March 19, 2023

This body of water look familiar? This is a photo from 1940 of Maple Lake and for anyone who has driven through the d...

Time Travel: City Hall Parking Lot (with Meters) in '66 and Some Point Pleasant Youngsters from the 1950s

Posted on March 12, 2023

This photo, courtesy of Bill McCartney, is from 1966 and, for anyone who has been in that area in recent years, they...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Manor Flag Presentation from 2002 and Rewinding Decades to Visit Seneca Rocks

Posted on March 05, 2023

This photo, believed to be from June of 2002, shows a formal presentation of the United States flag taking place at t...

Time Travel: Old Hand Pump from Fireman's Fair and a Trio of Now Deceased Harrison County Legends

Posted on February 26, 2023

Stuck between the two Bridgeport Fire Department trucks in this decades-old photo is an old hand pump that served th...

Time Travel: Ellis Drive-In in City Decades Ago and the Sunset Ellis Restaurant as the Refreshment Center

Posted on February 19, 2023

This old postcard's date is unknown, but it shows the layout of the former Ellis Dive-In situated in an area headline...

Time Travel: City Private Phone Lines being Converted in 1953 and a 1910 Suspension Bridge in Ziesing

Posted on February 12, 2023

Who can remember the convergence of telephone party and non-party lines at the intersection of Main Street and Center...

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