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

Posted on September 27, 2020

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

Time Travel: BHS Junior High Hoops Team from 1948 and Train Activity from 1944 in Busy Clarksburg Area

Posted on September 20, 2020

Although not a clear photo, this is the Bridgeport Junior High School 1948 basketball team. First names were not incl...

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

Posted on September 13, 2020

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

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

Posted on September 06, 2020

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

Time Travel: Bridgeport High Homecoming Couple in 1953 and Clarksburg's JCPenney Store in the 1970's

Posted on August 30, 2020

Anyone know who this good looking copule is at Bridgeport High School's 1953 Homecoming? If you guessed Dick Moor...

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

Posted on August 23, 2020

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

Time Travel: A City Dinner Gathering Decades Ago and Going Back to a Major Clarksburg Flood in 1967

Posted on August 16, 2020

So who do you recognize at this dinner taking place in the city decades ago? The date of the photo and the reason for...

Time Travel: Bridgeport High School's Gifted Students Class and Basketball Team from St. James in 1958

Posted on August 09, 2020

This photo, from the 1982 Ki-Cu-Wa Yearbook, shows members of a Bridgeport High School gifted class that met four day...

Time Travel: Restaurant in Main Street Site of Current Dairy Queen in 1987 and Jerry West on Campus

Posted on August 02, 2020

This is the building that currently houses the Main Street Dairy Queen. This photo is from 1987, and at the time the...

Time Travel: Front Sidewalk of J. Eddie Candies in the 1950s and Outside Hite Field Locker Rooms in 1981

Posted on July 26, 2020

While the shop was known for its treats, here's something else J. Eddie Candies was known for during its long run in...

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

Posted on July 19, 2020

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

Time Travel: Two Distinguished Members of the City in 1954 and Local Bus Transportation from the 1940s

Posted on July 12, 2020

This photo is from 1954 and shows past Mayor Richard "Dick" Cutlip and well-known community member Margaret...

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

Posted on July 05, 2020

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

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

Posted on June 28, 2020

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

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

Posted on June 21, 2020

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