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Time Travel: Going Back Decades for Dip in City Pool and a Clarksburg St. John's Catholic Church Wedding

Posted on May 17, 2026

This photo is believed to be from 1963 and it shows the Bridgeport City Pool in action. The old marble factory can be...

Time Travel: Two 1970 Pics Featuring a Look at City's Infamous Tornado and Salem College Industrial Arts

Posted on May 10, 2026

Here's another photo from the devastating 1970 tornado that struck the city of Bridgeport. This photo shows...

Time Travel: Wayne Jamison Field's Ticket Booth from 1968 and UHC's Clarksburg Site from Decades Ago

Posted on May 03, 2026

It's been spruced up and redone more than once, but here is a look at what the main entrance to what today is Wayne Ja...

Time Travel: Visiting the Well-Known Green Parrot and a Stop at The Sheraton in Downtown Clarksburg

Posted on April 26, 2026

  Who remembers the Green Parrot? This photo shows one of the iconic area establishments that produced...

Time Travel: Tribe Football Team's '87 Coaching Staff and 1980's Marion County's Valley Falls Cooling Off

Posted on April 19, 2026

This is a photo showing the Bridgeport High School football team's 1987 coaching staff. Shown, from left, are ass...

Time Travel: BHS Valedictorians and Salutatorians in 2001 and Decades ago in Summersville in the Fall

Posted on April 12, 2026

Although no longer practiced, Harrison County Schools used to honor valedictorians and salutatorians. Bridgepor...

Time Travel: City Sisters at Benedum Airport Decades Ago and Route 50 Clarksburg Construction in 1960

Posted on April 05, 2026

This photo, from the 1940s, and shows sisters Betty and Jerry Hess at the Benedum Airport - today's North Central Wes...

Time Travel: A Look at the Pre-Jamison Field Complex and a Few Little Ladies from Anmoore Grade School

Posted on March 29, 2026

This should look familiar to a lot of people. This photo is from 1987 and shows the two youth league fields that are...

Time Travel: Celebrating Michael Benedum's Birthday in 1957 and a Once Famous Berkeley Springs Hotel

Posted on March 22, 2026

This is from Michael Benedum's 88th birthday party in August of 1957 that was celebrated at the city's new swim...

Time Travel: A Decades-Old Main Street Aerial View and Beloved, Now Gone, Clarksburg Candy Company

Posted on March 15, 2026

Although the exact date is unknown, this photo is many decades old. The aerial view shows, far right, the Benedum Civ...

Time Travel: Two Future All-State Athletes and College Standouts in 2007 and Hilltopper Students in 1954

Posted on March 08, 2026

Recognize these two youngsters? This photo is from 2007 and is of Jerry West Basketball action at the Bridgepor...

Time Travel: BHS Conference Hoops Champs in 1943 and WBOY Decades Ago in Forest Festival Parade

Posted on March 01, 2026

As the writing on the photo shows, this is the 1943 Little Ten Conference Basketball Champions from 1943. The young m...

Time Travel: Bridgeport High's 2008 Girls Swim Team Champs and the 1912 Johnstown Community Band

Posted on February 22, 2026

Bridgeport High School's swimming program has a long and rich history of winning under the guidance of Jan Gris...

Time Travel: Virginia Avenue Snow Removal in 1979 and a Look Back at Clarksburg's Fire Department

Posted on February 15, 2026

Workers looks to clear this section of Virginia Avenue after a major snowstorm hit Bridgeport in 1979, and appear to...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Math Teacher from Years Ago and Downtown 1967 Morgantown Christmas Shopping

Posted on February 08, 2026

This photo is from many decades ago, from 1962, and possibly came from a yearbook. The photo shows Mrs. Ruth Feoppel....
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