Time Travel: Long-Time City Business Ad in 2003 and Don Knotts Reading to Kids in Morgantown in 1975
By Dick Duez on August 27, 2023 from History Blog
Recognize the folks in this picture? If not, it's because it is about 20 years old. This is an advertisement from the 2003 Bridgeport High School yearbook Ki-Cu-Wa. Shown in the advertisement for Hadorn Distributing, which is still in place on Main Street, from left are Jeffrey Perine, B.R. Hathaway, Jacob Perine, (sitting on hood), Brett Hathaway, Brittany Perine, and Natalie Hathaway.
The late Don Knotts, a West Virginia icon, is shown back on his home turf in Morgantown reading to youngsters in 1975. Knotts made many visits to Morgantown, where he graduated from West Virginia University. Photo is courtesy of the West Virginia Regional & History Center.
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.
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