Time Travel: Bridgeport High School Basketball Action from 1962 and Clarksburg's Oak Hall Building in 1911
By Dick Duez on July 13, 2025 from History Blog
This photo, courtesy of Frank Yerkey, is of him lining up a picture perfect jump shot from the baseline in 1962 against Victory High School. His teammates, in the white, or light, colored uniforms, include Jim McDaniel (30), Bob Daniels (32), and Ronnie Diamond, far right, who he believed wore number 22. Anyone has any memories of these players, fill free to comment in the comment section below.
This building, which has long since been demolished, is the old Oak Hall building on Main Street in downtown Clarksburg. The 1911 photo from the West Virginia & Regional History Center, shows the building playing host to Martin Bro's Groceries, The Whillison & Dennison Co., Cunningham Shoe Co., Clarksburg Grocery Co., a hat shop and Hayman's Flower Store
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, 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 dickdo@citynet.net.
