Pine Ridge Dance Hall This is a photo from one of the followers of the Tidbits of our History. This shows The Pine Ridge Dance Land. It was operated by Cecil Goff; he and his wife Jean and their two children lived upstairs. There was a restaurant on the right...
This is a photo submitted by a follower of this feature of the newspaper. It shows a group of Parsons High School Vo Ag Boys at Horse Shoe Park taken June 1966. It appears as though they may be playing baseball. In 1966, the county had enough attendance to sustain...
This is a photo of a 10 inch oil lamp marked Souvenir or Lead Mine. Leadmine gained fame when four men stopped to camp overnight before going on to Parsons. The men were: Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, and Harvey Firestone. The name Leadmine came from an Indian...
This photo is labeled Fairfax Club at Fairfax Stone taken in 1925. I don't know any of the gentlemen in the photo but it is really a nice picture and notice the cars in the background. According to records, the Fairfax Stone has been replaced five times: 1746, 1859, 1885,...
This is a group of girls who found the summer in 1920 as ideal for a camping trip. The girls were: Marie Lipscomb, Colleen and Euphama Ford, Lola Wilson, Ava Smith, Ruth Wood, Elsie and Minnie Daniels. They were accompanied by Mrs. H. U. Freeman and Mrs. Grant Dixon and...
This is a copy of the Commencement Exercises for Thomas High School held at the Thomas High School Gymnasium on Wednesday, May 24, 1944 at 8 P.M. The Sponsors were Virginia Boyer and Mary Taylor. The class colors were Maroon and White and the flower was the White Rose. Faculty...
This is a photo of William Stuart Bonner. He was a son of Asa and Melvina Bonner of the Flanagan Hill Area. He worked in the woods cutting trees and the like until he entered the Military. He enrolled in the Navy and spent his last years of service in...
This is a booklet on The "Dandy Lions" Club at Parsons Graded School, organized January 1960 and sponsored by the River City Garden Club and Mountaineer Garden Club. Officers were: Pres. Pamela Collins, VP Lisa Mauzy, Sec. Kimberlee Michael, Treas. Cindy Kelley. Project Chair. Lori Sprenger, Horticulture Chair Rebecca Moore,...
Tucker Woman Recalls Part Women Spies Played in Civil War. This is the first of a three part installment that relays some important Tucker County History. This information was relayed in 1935 by Sarah L. Day, who was 84 at the time she gave this history. History that was made...
This is a photo of a tornado that hit Thomas June 23, 1944. This is the area of Thomas called "Tony Row". Many homes were completely destroyed and some were severely damaged. There were three people killed and many injured. The good folks of Thomas who were not affected...
This is a photo of Babcock's Box Factory in Davis printed by the F. S. Johnston Drug Co. and is postmarked July 5, 1914. In the early years, everything was shipped; thus, the need for wooden boxes as that was all available at the time. In the picture, in...
This is a photo of the third grade at Thomas Elementary 1949-50. top row: Miss Solena Massi, Frank Perkins, Bonnie White, Allen Moravia, Sharon Helgensen, Jerry Lambert, Phyllis Ann Moore, Carl Merhar, Joan Parsons (second row) Glem Rumer, Sandra Duckworth, Harold Loughry, Luke Bergstrom, Betty Sue Flanagan, Jerry Hymes (third...
This is a photo of Harry "Riggie" DiBacco from the Fall of 1922. He played half-back for Thomas High School. Harry was the son of Venanzio and Paolella DiCesare DiBacco. He came from a large family that included six brothers: Albert "Birdie", Vincent, Abe, Carmon "Zeke", Guido, John; and two...
This is a photo of Davis High School. The site was donated by H G Davis and Stephen Elkins; school opened in 1903. It offered just a two year course and in 1912 it became a four year high school. The first school auditorium and four new classrooms were constructed...
This is a photo of the Stone Motel in Davis and a photo of the owners/operators Gilbert and Bessie Blizzard Smith. They started off with 9 sandstone cottages in 1949; this was the first motel in Davis. The roof tops of some of the cottages can be seen. Also, there...
This letterhead is from the Mt. Breeze Castle No. 7 Ancient Order Knights of Mystic Chain. The secret society was instituted in Thomas January 1, 1910 and they met each Saturday Night. A. J. Shoemaker was the Scribe and G. W. Digman was the Commander. The letter is dated Feb....
This photo is entitled Thompson log job in Canaan Valley, WVA 1900. As can be seen there is a huge stockpile of logs at the job. Men can be seen among the logs in the middle of the photo and white horses can be seen middle left side of photo....
This is a photo of the Allegheny Heights Hospital and Sanitarium in Davis. It states that the town elevation is 3300 feet; Davis was touted as a good place to be if you suffered from asthma or allergies. This hospital was the first in Tucker County and was established in...
This is a photo of a group of women who are all related through the Cooper line. Left to Right-Margaret Cooper Fansler (was married to Daniel Fansler and buried in the Fansler Cemetery in Hendricks; daughter of Jonas and Mary Rohrbaugh Cooper),Virgie Cooper Ash (great granddaughter of Jonas and Mary...
This photo is of the Flood of July 17, 1907 on First Street in Parsons. The water can be seen running in small waves in the right bottom and the guys in the middle are above knees in the water. This photo was published by the Robinson Brothers. Notice the...
