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History Blog

Time Travel: A Civic Center Sand Volleyball Flashback and Clarksburg Parade with Victory HS Drum Major

Posted on September 24, 2023

This photo from the 1990s was taken where the Sprayground facility is today at the City Pool. Prior to that, th...

Time Travel: BHS Valedictorians, Salutatorian in 2007 and Mountaineer and Pitt Battling it Out Back in 1972

Posted on September 17, 2023

This photo is back from 2007 and is when high schools in Harrison County still announced valedictorians and salutatoi...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Business 1987 Ribbon Cutting and Visiting a Once Busy Barrickville B&O Depot

Posted on September 10, 2023

See anyone you know? Here is a hint that might help. This photo is from 1987 and, according to information provided b...

Time Travel: BMS Cheer Squad 2004 Car Wash and a 1980s Visit to Salem College's Catalano Stadium

Posted on September 03, 2023

This photo from 2004 shows members of the 2004 Bridgeport Middle School Cheerleading squad at a car wash fundrasier h...

Time Travel: Long-Time City Business Ad in 2003 and Don Knotts Reading to Kids in Morgantown in 1975

Posted on August 27, 2023

Recognize the folks in this picture? If not, it's because it is about 20 years old. This is an advertisement from the...

Time Travel: Old City Hall Building on Main Street and U.S. Senator from Weston Gets 1930's Help from Dog

Posted on August 20, 2023

Look familiar? If not, the location should. This structure along Main Street is the old Bridgeport City Hall building...

Time Travel: BMS's '92-93 Junior Varsity Cheer Squad and an Ad for Cheap Local Greenbrier Airlines Flights

Posted on August 13, 2023

Pictured is the 1992-93 Bridgeport Middle School junior varisty cheerleaders. Shown are, front row from left, Meredit...

Time Travel: One of City's Most Popular Venues and a Blacksmith Shop in Adamsville in Harrison County

Posted on August 06, 2023

The blue building with the white roof is the former Skate World that opened in 1981. This aerial shot is from 1985 wh...

Time Travel: An Undefeated Bridgeport 1982 Football Team and a Long Skyline Drive-In Restaurant Line

Posted on July 30, 2023

This is the 1982 Bridgeport Junior High (Middle School) undefeated 1982 football team. The squad was coached by Al La...

Time Travel: Mayor Furbee at Early Benedum Festival Event and Country Star Roy Acuff in Clarksburg

Posted on July 23, 2023

The man on the right if the late Carl Furbee having a laugh and a piece of cake. This photo, believed to be from the...

Time Travel: A Former Restaurant on Main Street and Replacing a Massive Route 50 Taylor County Bridge

Posted on July 16, 2023

This historical building along Main Street was built in 1933 by Abby and Sam Steele as the Millstone Restaurant and i...

Time Travel: City Pool 1980's Activities Taking Place and the Final Team Picture of R-W's Basketball Team

Posted on July 09, 2023

This photo is believed to be from the early 1980s showing activities taking place at the City Pool at the Benedum Civ...

Time Travel: Pair of BHS Teachers from Decades Ago and Jerry West and His East Bank 1950s Teammates

Posted on July 02, 2023

The exact date of this photo is unknown, but it is showing a pair of Bridgeport educators. Although not 100 percent c...

Time Travel: BMS Administration from 1992-93 and an Ad for Extinct Business Situated Just Outside City

Posted on June 25, 2023

These individuals impacted the lives of countless students that went through the Bridgeport education system. Shown i...

Time Travel: Hills Department Store, Plaza in 1968 and Decades Ago with Clarksburg Streetcar Workers

Posted on June 18, 2023

Many in Bridgeport and throughout North Central West Virginia can recall Hills Department Store and the Hills Plaza o...
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    From the Bench: John Wilfong Sees Ironma...

    It is not as if Bridgeport’s John Wilfong has never seen a busy schedule. After all, the 2015 graduate of Bridge...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

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    It's Happening: Local Attraction Series ...

    Just on the edge of Bridgeport is an attraction appropriately named Edge of Town Farm Market. Open annually in May, the ma...

    Posted by Julie Perine

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    Off the Shelf: Library has New Touch of ...

    If you have visited our Children’s Library recently, you may have noticed something new adorning our walls! Arti...

    Posted by Savanna Draper

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    The Grapevine: Canning for Winter, Veget...

    Well, the Queen cupboard is getting full in preparation for winter.  I have canned six pints of fried peppers to...

    Posted by Rosalyn Queen

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    ToquiNotes: State Tragedy Subject of Alu...

    Many know Scott Faris from his days at Bridgeport High School before he graduated in 2004 and left the area to pursue...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

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    Why Bridgeport? City Doesn't Need Sherlo...

    How are your detective skills? Do you have a keen eye for detail? Does your memory retain copious amounts of data and info...

    Posted by Jon Griffith

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    Outside the Tribe: Colors Don't Define T...

    I’ve been fortunate enough to be present for a lot of the Bridgeport matchups with Fairmont Senior through the years...

    Posted by Chris Johnson

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