The Old Mill and M.E. Church; A Vintage Buckhannon Exclusive Presented by Mountaineer News

October 4, 2022

Mountaineer News

Vintage Buckhannon

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

Photo 1:

The Old Mill - 1913

The Anchor Flower Mill -aka- The Old Mill as seen in 1913. It was located just off the bridge across from North Buckhannon River Front Park on Island Avenue (formerly Water Street).

This photo was taken across the river behind what is now WV Split Rail; Notice the fishermen fishing from the rocks.

Reference photo of the Anchor Flower Mill from a 1900 map of Buckhannon, WV:

Photo 2:

The Methodist Episcopal Church - 1910

Located at 52 S Florida Street, this photo of Buckhannon's M.E. Church (present-day First United Methodist Church) was taken shortly after its construction in 1910.

If you look closely, you'll notice that the upper portion of the bell tower extending above the cross gable rooflines no longer exists; It was struck by lightning, resulting in removal of its damaged masonry courses.

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 October 4, 2022 | Next Update - October 11, 2022