Visiting E. Main Street; A Vintage Buckhannon Exclusive Presented by Mountaineer News

October 25, 2022

Mountaineer News

Vintage Buckhannon

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

Photo 1:

"Old private house, now a tourist home..." - Wolcott, September 1938

This Library of Congress photograph depicts a familiar home located at 76 E. Main street. It was taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) by a Marion Post photographer (Wolcott) in September of 1938.

The label reads: "Old private house, now a tourist home. Buckhannon, West Virginia."

A Governor's Inn was the most recent 'tourist home' at this location, but it closed in May of 2021 and the home is now once again a private residence.

Photo 2:

Inside the Acme Bookstore at 15 E. Main Street - 1951

This rare photograph from 1951 depicts shoppers inside the ACME BOOKSTORE, which was located at 15 E. Main Street. It was once the go-to place for school supplies, periodicals, post cards and sports equipment. They served Buckhannon for nearly sixty years.

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 25, 2022 | Next Update - November 1, 2022