A VINTAGE BUCKHANNON EXCLUSIVE - Presented by Mountaineer News

August 9, 2022

Mountaineer News

Vintage Buckhannon

Today we present another exclusive straight out of the Vintage Buckhannon Vault.

The first is an old postcard photo depicting a 'familiar' scene in Downtown Buckhannon from Main Street looking west, c. 1907.

The second is an extremely rare image depicting early construction of the new administration building for Wesleyan University of West Virginia (W.U.W.V.) in 1905.

If you look toward the upper right of the construction photograph (adjacent the 'former Music Building'), you'll see a plume of smoke exiting a stack from the old Wm. Flaccus Oak Leather Tannery on Mill Street.

The new building was completed in 1906 after fire destroyed the old seminary building on February 5, 1905. The institution changed its name to West Virginia Wesleyan College (W.V.W.C.) on June 5, 1906.

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 August 9, 2022 | Next Update - August 16, 2022