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History Blog

Time Travel: Aerial View of Lower Philadelphia Avenue in 1983 and Demolition of Beloved Clarksburg Club

Posted on February 01, 2026

This is an aerial view photo taken of lower Philadelphia Avenue taken in 1983. Anyone see anything that looks differe...

Time Travel: "Hawk" Romeo Honored in Mid-2000's and Demolition of a Historic Clarksburg School Site

Posted on January 25, 2026

This photo, believed to be from the mid-2000s, shows the late Ron "Hawk" Romeo being recognized for h...

Time Travel: Wayne Jamison and Team Celebrating a Hoops Title and Albright Business Building in 1910

Posted on January 18, 2026

The exact date, location, and event shown in this photo is not known, but it is decades ago when the late Wayne "...

Time Travel: BHS 2000 Valedictorians, Salutatorians and Visitors in 1970's Version of Strawberry Festival

Posted on January 11, 2026

The is from the Class of 2000 and courtesy of the Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook. This was when schools in Harrison County h...

Time Travel: Taking a Mid-1960's Johnson Elementary Trip and Elkins' Band at the '64 Strawberry Festival

Posted on January 04, 2026

See anyone you know? If so, let us know by commenting in the comment section below. This photo was sent for use...

Time Travel: Bridgeport High School Administration in the 1980s and Stopping to Visit the Philippi Motel

Posted on December 28, 2025

This is the Bridgeport High School administration during the 1987-88 school year. If anyone has any memories of those...

Time Travel: J. Eddie Candies and Basket Shop from 1961 and State Police Decades Ago in Cross Lanes

Posted on December 21, 2025

For years, this was a local hot sot. J. Eddie Candies and Basket Shop sold many items beyond what its name indi...

Time Travel: Bridgeport High School Band Circa 1981 and Presidential John W. Davis in Clarksburg in 1924

Posted on December 14, 2025

This is a photo of the 1981 Bridgeport High School band. If you know anyone in the photo, or see yourself in the phot...

Time Travel: Bridgeport's New Ambulance in 1964 with Special Passenger and Visiting Old Store in Junior

Posted on December 07, 2025

This photo is from 1964 and shows the pride of the Bridgeport Fire Department - a new ambulance. The young man...

Time Travel: Bridgeport's 1985 Jayvee Hoops Squad and Going Back Decades to a Busy Webster Springs

Posted on November 30, 2025

These young men look like they're having a good time. It's a photo of several members of the 1985 Bridgeport Hi...

Time Travel: Christmas Meal with the Mayor in 1987 and County Twin Houses Pre-Route 50 Four Lane

Posted on November 23, 2025

Former City Clerk Judy Lawson, left is talking to the late Bridgeport Mayor Bud Hess in this photo from 1987. A...

Time Travel: Early Edition of Tribe Boys Soccer Team and Parkersburg's Smoot Theatre from Decades Ago

Posted on November 16, 2025

Coming off of the school's first state championship, a look back at what is believed to be the second-ever Bridgeport...

Time Travel: A 1971 Pre-Homecoming Bonfire Event and Last Marshall Football Game at Fairfield Stadium

Posted on November 09, 2025

This photo is from the 1971 Bridgeport High School football season and shows a bonfire taking place outside of the fi...

Time Travel: Indian Football Seniors from 1961 and a Look at St. Mary's High School Basketball from 1940

Posted on November 02, 2025

See anyone you know? These are the seniors from the Bridgeport High School 1961 football team. According to Hug...

Time Travel: Bridgeport's 1963-64 Cheerleaders and Joe DiMaggio Visiting with Harrison County Legends

Posted on October 26, 2025

Anyone know these young ladies? It is believed to be the members of the 1963-64 Bridgeport Junior High School cheerle...
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Bridgeport City Council Meeting

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Walk for Wings of Hope

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Red eye to Niagara Falls

 



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