A VINTAGE BUCKHANNON EXCLUSIVE - Presented by Mountaineer News
July 19, 2022
Mountaineer News
Vintage Buckhannon
Today we present another exclusive straight out of the Vintage Buckhannon Vault.
The first is a photograph depicting a view of Main Street facing east from South Locust Street; The second is a rare aerial postcard view with a partial illustration of the city looking northward along College Avenue; You'll notice the campus of 'W.U.W.V.' / W.V.W.C to the right.
Both images are c. 1908.
CLICK HERE or the image below for the Vintage Buckhannon: 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 where the board of trustees permanently changed the institution's name to WVWC.
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 week to see new additions as we continue to build this virtual online pictorial for our community. The Vintage Buckhannon official website is coming soon!
Join us every Tuesday morning to see a new vintage photograph featuring the landmarks and people of Upshur County's bygone days.
*Updated July 19, 2022 | Next Update - July 26, 2022
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