Tennerton and Downtown; A Vintage Buckhannon Exclusive Presented by Mountaineer News

November 1, 2022

Mountaineer News

Vintage Buckhannon

This week, it's another DOUBLE-SHOT exclusive straight out of the Vintage Buckhannon Vault:

Photo 1:

Aerial View of Tennerton - c. 1930

This rare photo depicts an aerial view of Tennerton looking northeast from the Sago Road area, c. 1930.

Photo 2:

Inside The Central National Bank on E. Main Street - 1951

This rare photograph from 1951 depicts the interior entryway of the Central National Bank, which was located inside the historic Peoples Bank Building at the corner of E. Main and N. Kanawha Streets. Their motto was "The Convenient and Friendly Bank".

CLICK HERE or on the image above for the Vintage Buckhannon: A West Virginia Wesleyan College Exclusive featured on July 12, 2022.

A first-hand account of the Seminary Building fire is included with rare and exclusive photos - including an authentic Wesleyan University of West Virginia (W.V.W.U.) invitation to the June 5th, 1906 Alumni Day when the board of trustees permanently changed the institution's name

to West Virginia Wesleyan College (W.V.W.C.) - and an eye-witness account of the fire.

If you haven't taken the virtual online tour inside the Upshur County Courthouse Clock Tower, you can watch the full feature now by following this link: INSIDE THE UPSHUR COUNTY COURTHOUSE CLOCK TOWER

CLICK HERE to watch a video about FDR's Filmmaker, Pare Lorentz... one of Buckhannon's own. Two of his documentaries are fully viewable here as well.

Revisit us here every Tuesday to see new additions as we continue to build this virtual online pictorial for our community featuring the landmarks and people of Upshur County's bygone days. Stay tuned... it's about to get interesting.

*Updated November 1, 2022 | Next Update - November 8, 2022